change of direction reorientation | the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented |
steering guidance direction | the act of setting and holding a course, a new council was installed under the direction of the king |
management direction | the act of managing something, he was given overall management of the program, is the direction of the economy a function of government? |
direction finder | radio, determines the direction of incoming radio waves |
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 |
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 |
focus focusing focussing focal point direction centering | the concentration of attention or energy on something, the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology, he had no direction in his life |
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 |
direction | a general course along which something has a tendency to develop, I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts, his ideals determined the direction of his career, they proposed a new direction for the firm |
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 |
guidance counsel counseling counselling direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action |
direction instruction | a message describing how something is to be done, he gave directions faster than she could follow them |
stage direction | an instruction written as part of the script of a play |
commission charge direction | a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something, the judge's charge to the jury |
direction way | a line leading to a place or point, he looked the other direction, didn't know the way home |
east-west direction | in a direction parallel with lines of latitude |
north-south direction | in a direction parallel with lines of longitude |
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 |
direction | the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves, he checked the direction and velocity of the wind |
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 |
autonomy self-direction selfeliance self-sufficiency | personal independence |
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 |
make sense add up | be reasonable or logical or comprehensible |