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Nouns (30)

n. a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs

n. a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"

n. a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"

n. 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"

horse, Equus caballus

n. solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

horse, knight

n. a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

buck, horse, sawhorse, sawbuck

n. a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

horse, cavalry, horse cavalry

n. troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack"

sentience, sense, sentiency, sensory faculty

n. 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"

substance, sense, meaning

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

sense, connotation, intension

n. what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

gumption, sense, good sense, common sense, mother wit

n. 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"

Verbs (7)

horse, provide with a horse, provide with horses

v. provide with a horse or horses

feel, sense, pick up, perceive

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (145)

perception

n. the process of perceiving

attitude, mental attitude

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

insight, sixth sense

n. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

cognition, knowledge

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

substance, sense, meaning

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

wisdom

n. accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

instinct, inherent aptitude

n. inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals"

power, ability

n. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

brilliance, genius

n. unusual mental ability

genius, wizardry

n. exceptional creative ability

flair, genius

n. a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating"

gift, endowment, talent, natural endowment

n. natural abilities or qualities

hang, bent, knack

n. a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

import, significance, meaning, signification

n. the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

drift, purport

n. the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation"

aim, purpose, intent, intention

n. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"

pattern, design, blueprint

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

object, aim, objective, target

n. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"

content, mental object

n. the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

matter, issue, subject, topic

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

end, goal

n. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"

object

n. the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"

perception

n. the process of perceiving

attitude, mental attitude

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

insight, sixth sense

n. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

cognition, knowledge

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

sense

n. a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"

wisdom

n. accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

wind, lead, steer, hint, tip, confidential information

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

definition

n. a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

humor, wit, humour, witticism, wittiness

n. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

reason

n. an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"

wisdom, sapience

n. ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight

apprehension, discernment, understanding, savvy

n. the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

perspicacity, astuteness, shrewdness, perspicaciousness

n. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

heart, nerve, mettle, spunk

n. the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

boldness, daring, hardihood

n. the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart"

spirit

n. a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character

handle

v. show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"

feel, feel for

v. grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet"

behold, lay eyes on

v. see with attention; "behold Christ!"

understand

v. "I did not catch this!"

grasp, dig, compass, savvy, comprehend, apprehend, get the picture, understand

v. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

bottom, fathom, penetrate

v. come to understand

spot, spy, descry, espy

v. catch sight of

evidence, tell, ascertain, demonstrate

v. give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"

lick, work, get, solve, figure out, puzzle out

v. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

intuit

v. know or grasp by intuition or feeling

understand

v. know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"

see, understand, realize

v. perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"

treasure, prize, value, appreciate, hold dear

v. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

appreciate

v. increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"

gather, garner, collect

v. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

view

v. look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem"

catch, watch, view, see, take in

v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

Synonyms (3)

pluck, pick, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

Antonyms (0)

horse sense

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