sense

n 1: a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a

sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of

self"

2: the meaning of a word or expression; "the dictionary gave

several senses for the word" or "in the best sense charity

is really a duty"

3: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

[syn: {sensation}, {sentience}, {sentiency}, {sensory

faculty}]

4: the idea that is intended; "What is the sense of this

proverb?" [syn: {meaning}, {substance}]

5: sound practical judgment; "he hasn't got the sense God gave

little green apples" [syn: {common sense}, {good sense}, {gumption},

{horse sense}, {mother wit}]

6: what you must know in order to determine the reference of an

expression [syn: {intension}, {connotation}]

7: a natural appreciation; "a keen musical sense"; "a good

sense of timing"

v : perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin

or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object

brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt

the heat when she got out of the car" [syn: {feel}]

tense

Of programs, very clever and efficient. A tense piece of code

often got that way because it was highly {bum}med, but

sometimes it was just based on a great idea. A comment in a

clever routine by Mike Kazar, once a grad-student hacker at

CMU: "This routine is so tense it will bring tears to your

eyes." A tense programmer is one who produces tense code.

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