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feel > 17 senses
NOUN1feelAn intuitive awareness
2feel, spirit, tone, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smellThe general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
3feel, tactile propertyA property perceived by touch
4feelManual-genital stimulation for sexual pleasure
VERB1feel, experienceUndergo an emotional sensation
2feel, findCome to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
3feel, sensePerceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
4feelSeem with respect to a given sensation given
5feelHave a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
6feelUndergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"
7feelBe felt or perceived in a certain way
8feelGrope or feel in search of something
9feel, fingerExamine by touch
10feel, palpateExamine (a body part) by palpation
11feelFind by testing or cautious exploration
12feelProduce a certain impression
13feelPass one's hands over the sexual organs of
feel > pronunciation
Soundsfiy'l
Rhymesabele, anneal, appeal, and 60 more rhymes in iyl at the HyperDic website...
feel > noun 1, cognition
MeaningAn intuitive awareness.
Examples"he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it";
Broaderawareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness
Verbsfeel
feel > noun 2, state
MeaningThe general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people.
Examples"the feel of the city excited him"
Synonymsspirit, tone, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell
NarrowerHollywood; Zeitgeist
Broaderatmosphere, ambiance, ambience
Verbsfeel; feel
feel > noun 3, attribute
MeaningA property perceived by touch.
Synonymstactile property
Narrowertouch; texture
Broaderproperty
Verbsfeel; feel; feel; feel
feel > noun 4, act
MeaningManual-genital stimulation for sexual pleasure.
Examples"the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
Broaderforeplay, arousal, stimulation
Verbsfeel
feel > verb 1, emotion
MeaningUndergo an emotional sensation.
PatternSomething ----s something Adjective/Noun; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s something
ModelJohn will feel angry
Synonymsexperience
Caused byaffect, impress, move, strike
Narrowerrecapture; pride, plume, congratulate; smolder, smoulder; harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse; cool off; anger, see red; chafe; suffer; fume; repent, regret, rue; sadden; rejoice, joy; sympathize, sympathise; take pride, pride oneself; burn; die; fly high; glow, beam, radiate, shine; glow
See alsofeel for
Nounsfeelings; feeling
feel > verb 2, cognition
MeaningCome to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds.
PatternSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
ModelThey feel that there was a traffic accident
Examples"I feel that he doesn't like me"
Synonymsfind
Broaderreason, reason out, conclude
Similar torule, find
Nounsfeel; feeling
feel > verb 3, perception
MeaningPerceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymssense
Caused bysensitize, sensitise
Broaderperceive, comprehend
Similar tofeel
Nounsfeeling; feel
feel > verb 4, body
MeaningSeem with respect to a given sensation given.
PatternSomebody ----s Adjective
Examples"My cold is gone--I feel fine today"
Narrowerfeel like a million, feel like a million dollars; suffocate
Broaderbe
feel > verb 5, cognition
MeaningHave a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude.
PatternSomething ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Examples"You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"
Broaderthink, believe, consider, conceive
Nounsfeelings
feel > verb 6, perception
MeaningUndergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation".
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broaderexperience, undergo, see, go through
Nounsfeeling
feel > verb 7, stative
MeaningBe felt or perceived in a certain way.
PatternSomething ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective
ModelThe cool air does feel good
Examples"The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
Narrowercrawl
Broaderlook, appear, seem
Similar tofeel, sense
Nounsfeel
feel > verb 8, perception
MeaningGrope or feel in search of something.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
ModelThe men feel the area for animals
Entailstouch
Narrowergrope for, scrabble
Broadersearch, seek, look for
Similar tofeel, finger; feel; palpate, feel
Nounsfeel
feel > verb 9, contact
MeaningExamine by touch.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"Feel this soft cloth!"
Synonymsfinger
Entailstouch
Similar tofeel
Nounsfeeling; feel; feeler; feeler
feel > verb 10, contact
MeaningExamine (a body part) by palpation.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymspalpate
Categorymedicine, practice of medicine
Broadertouch
Similar tofeel
Nounsfeel
feel > verb 11, possession
MeaningFind by testing or cautious exploration.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderfind, regain
Nounsfeeler; feeler
feel > verb 12, perception
MeaningProduce a certain impression.
PatternSomething ----s Adjective/Noun
Examples"It feels nice to be home again"
Broaderlook, appear, seem
Nounsfeel
feel > verb 13, contact
MeaningPass one's hands over the sexual organs of.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Broadertouch
Similar tofeel
Usagecant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
Nounsfeel

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