Definition of sense

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• sense is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
• sense is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
• sense is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of sense

• the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted (noun)

  Examples

  1. the dictionary gave several senses for the word
  2. in the best sense charity is really a duty

  Synonyms

  1. signified
• perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. feel
• sound practical judgment (noun)

  Examples

  1. Common sense is not so common
  2. he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples
  3. fortunately she had the good sense to run away

  Synonyms

  1. common sense
  2. good sense
  3. gumption
  4. horse sense
  5. mother wit
• become aware of not through the senses but instinctively (verb)

  Examples

  1. I sense his hostility

  Synonyms

  1. smell
  2. smell out
• the faculty through which the external world is apprehended (noun)

  Examples

  1. in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing

  Synonyms

  1. sensation
  2. sensory faculty
  3. sentience
  4. sentiency
• a general conscious awareness (noun)

  Examples

  1. a sense of security
  2. a sense of happiness
  3. a sense of danger
  4. a sense of self
• a natural appreciation or ability (noun)

  Examples

  1. a keen musical sense
  2. a good sense of timing
• comprehend (verb)

  Examples

  1. I sensed the real meaning of his letter
• detect some circumstance or entity automatically (verb)

  Examples

  1. This robot can sense the presence of people in the room
  2. particle detectors sense ionization

See definition of sense in Merriam Webster