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Sensing

of Sense

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Narrower term 8

Hearing 76% connected

of Hear

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Listening 76% connected

of Listen

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Look 76% connected

To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Looking 76% connected

of Look

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Smell 76% connected

To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate ma…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Smelling 76% connected

of Smell

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Taste 76% connected

To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow.

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Tasting 76% connected

of Taste

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Broader term 1

Perception 76% connected

The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented to them; discer…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Comprehend 74% connected

To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Comprehend 74% connected

To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire.

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Synonym 2

Detection 92% connected

The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a pl…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Perception 92% connected

The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented to them; discer…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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