n 1 a  :  the faculty of perceiving by means of sense organs  b  :  a specialized animal function or mechanism (as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch) basically involving a stimulus and a sense organ  c  :  the sensory mechanisms constituting a unit distinct from other functions (as movement or thought)  2  :  a particular sensation or kind or quality of sensation <a good of balance> 
vt, sensed  sens*ing  :  to perceive by the senses .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  sa·ni·es  sa·ni·ous  sci·ence  se·ne·cio 
 
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