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noun(sense)a meaning conveyed or intended : import, signification; especially : one of a set of meanings a word or phrase may bear especially as segregated in a dictionary entry
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noun(sense)the faculty of perceiving by means of sense organs
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noun(sense)a specialized function or mechanism (such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch) by which an animal receives and responds to external or internal stimuli
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verb(sense)to perceive by the senses
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verb(sense)to be or become conscious of
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verb(sense)grasp, comprehend
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noun(sense)an immediate unanalyzable private object of sensation
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noun(sense)a bodily structure that receives a stimulus and is affected in such a manner as to initiate excitation of associated sensory nerve fibers which convey specific impulses to the central nervous system where they are interpreted as corresponding sensations : receptor
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noun phrase(sense)a proud feeling of having done something difficult and worthwhile
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noun phrase(sense)ability to find one's way around easily in a new place
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noun phrase(sense)ability to know in which direction something is
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noun phrase(sense)a personality that gives someone the ability to say funny things and see the funny side of things
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noun phrase(sense)a feeling that something is the right thing to do
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noun phrase(sense)the ability to dance or play music to stay with the beat of the accompanying music
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noun phrase(sense)ideas about the type of person one really is