Dictionary entry details
• FEEL (noun)
Meaning:
An intuitive awareness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context examples:
he has a feel for animals / it's easy when you get the feel of it
Hypernyms ("feel" is a kind of...):
awareness; cognisance; cognizance; consciousness; knowingness (having knowledge of)
Meaning:
The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
flavour; flavor; feel; spirit; feeling; smell; look; tone
Context examples:
the feel of the city excited him / a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting / it had the smell of treason
Hypernyms ("feel" is a kind of...):
ambiance; ambience; atmosphere (a particular environment or surrounding influence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feel"):
Hollywood (a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry)
Zeitgeist (the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation)
Meaning:
A property perceived by touch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
tactile property; feel
Hypernyms ("feel" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feel"):
touch (the feel of mechanical action)
texture (the feel of a surface or a fabric)
Meaning:
Manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel
Hypernyms ("feel" is a kind of...):
arousal; foreplay; stimulation (mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse)
• FEEL (verb)
Meaning:
Undergo an emotional sensation
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
feel; experience
Context examples:
She felt resentful / He felt regret
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "feel"):
joy; rejoice (feel happiness or joy)
sympathise; sympathize (share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of)
pride oneself; take pride (feel pride of)
burn (feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion)
die (feel indifferent towards)
fly high (be elated)
beam; glow; radiate; shine (experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion)
glow (be exuberant or high-spirited)
sadden (come to feel sad)
regret; repent; rue (feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about)
fume (be mad, angry, or furious)
recapture (experience anew)
congratulate; plume; pride (be proud of)
smolder; smoulder (have strong suppressed feelings)
entertain; harbor; harbour; hold; nurse (maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings))
cool off (feel less enamoured of something or somebody)
anger; see red (become angry)
chafe (feel extreme irritation or anger)
suffer (endure (emotional pain))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
John will feel angry
Also:
feel for (share the suffering of)
Meaning:
Come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
feel; find
Context examples:
I feel that he doesn't like me / I find him to be obnoxious / I found the movie rather entertaining
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
conclude; reason; reason out (decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They feel that there was a traffic accident
Meaning:
Perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
sense; feel
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
comprehend; perceive (to become aware of through the senses)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Seem with respect to a given sensation given
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context examples:
My cold is gone--I feel fine today / She felt tired after the long hike
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "feel"):
suffocate (feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air)
feel like a million; feel like a million dollars (be in excellent health and spirits)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s Adjective
Meaning:
Have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context examples:
She felt small and insignificant / You make me feel naked / I made the students feel different about themselves
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
believe; conceive; consider; think (judge or regard; look upon; judge)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Undergo passive experience of:
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context examples:
We felt the effects of inflation / her fingers felt their way through the string quartet / she felt his contempt of her
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
experience; go through; see; undergo (go or live through)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Be felt or perceived in a certain way
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context examples:
The ground feels shaky / The sheets feel soft
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
appear; look; seem (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "feel"):
crawl (feel as if crawling with insects)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Sentence example:
The cool air does feel good
Meaning:
Grope or feel in search of something
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
He felt for his wallet
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
look for; search; seek (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of)
"Feel" entails doing...:
touch (perceive via the tactile sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "feel"):
grope for; scrabble (feel searchingly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The men feel the area for animals
Meaning:
Examine by touch
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
finger; feel
Context examples:
Feel this soft cloth! / The customer fingered the sweater
"Feel" entails doing...:
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Examine (a body part) by palpation
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
palpate; feel
Context examples:
The nurse palpated the patient's stomach / The runner felt her pulse
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Domain category:
medicine; practice of medicine (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Find by testing or cautious exploration
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
He felt his way around the dark room
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
find; regain (come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Produce a certain impression
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
It feels nice to be home again
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
appear; look; seem (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Meaning:
Pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
He felt the girl in the movie theater
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
