- sixth sense
- ,sixth `sense noun singulara special ability to feel or see things without using the usual five SENSES of sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Sixth sense — may refer to:* Extra sensory perception (ESP), commonly called the sixth sense * Equilibrioception (sense of balance), the commonly accepted sixth physiological sense * The Sixth Sense , a 1999 film directed by M. Night Shyamalan * The Sixth… … Wikipedia
Sixth Sense — Newspaper Beschreibung Wochenzeitung von und für das britische Militär Sprache Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
sixth sense — n [singular] a special ability to know things without using any of your five ordinary senses such as your hearing or sight ▪ He seemed to have a sixth sense for knowing when his brother was in trouble … Dictionary of contemporary English
sixth sense — n. a power of perception thought of as a sense in addition to the commonly accepted five senses; intuitive power … English World dictionary
sixth sense — sixth′ sense′ n. a power of perception beyond the five senses … From formal English to slang
sixth sense — [n] intuition clairvoyance, divination, ESP*, extrasensory perception, feeling, foreknowledge, gut feeling*, instinct, perception, premonition, second sight*, vibes; concepts 409,689 … New thesaurus
sixth sense — ► NOUN ▪ a supposed intuitive faculty giving awareness not explicable in terms of normal perception … English terms dictionary
sixth sense — N SING If you say that someone has a sixth sense, you mean that they seem to have a natural ability to know about things before other people, or to know things that other people do not know. The interesting thing about O Reilly is his sixth sense … English dictionary
sixth sense — noun Extrasensory perception; the ability to sense things by means other than the known bodily senses. Among themselves they communicate by means of what Perry says must be a sixth sense which is cognizant of a fourth dimension … Wiktionary
sixth sense — a power of perception beyond the five senses; intuition: His sixth sense warned him to be cautious. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
