googly wrong 'un bosie bosie ball | a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way |
wrong-site surgery | a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body |
tort civil wrong | (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought |
wrong legal injury damage | any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right |
humor humour sense of humor sense of humour | the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous, she didn't appreciate my humor, you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor |
wrong wrongfulness | that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law, he feels that you are in the wrong |
purposefulness sense of purpose | the quality of having a definite purpose |
sense organ sensory receptor receptor | an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation |
common sense good sense gumption horse sense sense mother wit | sound practical judgment, Common sense is not so common, he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples, fortunately she had the good sense to run away |
road sense | good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road |
sense sensation sentience sentiency sensory faculty | the faculty through which the external world is apprehended, in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing |
modality sense modality sensory system | a particular sense |
sight vision visual sense visual modality | the ability to see, the visual faculty |
touch sense of touch skin senses touch modality cutaneous senses | the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands), only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us |
hearing audition auditory sense sense of hearing auditory modality | the ability to hear, the auditory faculty, his hearing was impaired |
taste gustation sense of taste gustatory modality | the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth, his cold deprived him of his sense of taste |
smell sense of smell olfaction olfactory modality | the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents |
kinesthesis kinaesthesis kinesthesia kinaesthesia kinesthetics muscle sense sense of movement | the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body |
equilibrium labyrinthine sense vestibular sense sense of balance sense of equilibrium | a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head |
somesthesia somesthesis somaesthesia somaesthesis somatesthesia somataesthesis somatosensory system somatic sensory system somatic sense | the faculty of bodily perception, sensory systems associated with the body, includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs |
sense | a general conscious awareness, a sense of security, a sense of happiness, a sense of danger, a sense of self |
sense of direction | an awareness of your orientation in space |
sense of responsibility | an awareness of your obligations |
insight sixth sense | grasping the inner nature of things intuitively |
sensation esthesis aesthesis sense experience sense impression sense datum | an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation, a sensation of touch |
sense | a natural appreciation or ability, a keen musical sense, a good sense of timing |
sense tagger | a tagging program whose labels indicate the meanings of words or expressions |
sense signified | the meaning of a word or expression, the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted, the dictionary gave several senses for the word, in the best sense charity is really a duty, the signifier is linked to the signified |
word meaning word sense acceptation | the accepted meaning of a word |
conscience scruples moral sense sense of right and wrong | motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions |
sense of shame sense of duty | a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility |
sense of the meeting | general agreement reached by an assembled group, no vote was taken, but after each discussion the chair summed up the sense of the meeting |
sense | comprehend, I sensed the real meaning of his letter |
smell smell out sense | become aware of not through the senses but instinctively, I sense his hostility, i smell trouble, smell out corruption |
feel sense | perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles, He felt the wind, She felt an object brushing her arm, He felt his flesh crawl, She felt the heat when she got out of the car |
sense | detect some circumstance or entity automatically, This robot can sense the presence of people in the room, particle detectors sense ionization |
wrong | treat unjustly, do wrong to |
fail go wrong miscarry | be unsuccessful, Where do today's public schools fail?, The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably |
make sense add up | be reasonable or logical or comprehensible |
faulty incorrect wrong | characterized by errors, not agreeing with a model or not following established rules, he submitted a faulty report, an incorrect transcription, the wrong side of the road |
improper wrong | not appropriate for a purpose or occasion, said all the wrong things |
incorrect wrong | not correct, not in conformity with fact or truth, an incorrect calculation, the report in the paper is wrong, your information is wrong, the clock showed the wrong time, found themselves on the wrong road, based on the wrong assumptions |
wrong | based on or acting or judging in error, it is wrong to think that way |
amiss(p) awry(p) haywire wrong(p) | not functioning properly, something is amiss, has gone completely haywire, something is wrong with the engine |
ill-timed unseasonable untimely wrong | badly timed, an ill-timed intervention, you think my intrusion unseasonable, an untimely remark, it was the wrong moment for a joke |
wrong | used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward, socks worn wrong side out |
wrong incorrect | not in accord with established usage or procedure, the wrong medicine, the wrong way to shuck clams, it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts |
wrong | contrary to conscience or morality or law, it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor, cheating is wrong, it is wrong to lie |
wrong-side-out(p) inside-out(p) | with the inside surface on the outside |
incorrectly wrongly wrong | in an inaccurate manner, he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly, she guessed wrong |