Definition of SENSES

senses

Noun

  • a general conscious awareness
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • sound practical judgment
  • a natural appreciation or ability
  • street names for marijuana
  • plural of sense

Verb

  • perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
  • detect some circumstance or entity automatically
  • become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
  • comprehend
  • third-person singular simple present indicative of sense

Synonyms

common sense, dope, feel, gage, good sense, grass, green goddess, gumption, horse sense, locoweed, Mary Jane, mother wit, pot, sens, sensation, sense, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency, sess, signified, skunk, smell, smell out, smoke, weed

Scrabble Score: 6

senses: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
senses: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
senses: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

senses: valid Words With Friends Word