feel
feel is a 4-letter English word with 29 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; to have sensation excited by contact of (a thing) with the body or limbs. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; to have sensation excited by contact of (a thing) with the body or limbs.
- transitive verb. To touch; to handle; to examine by touching; as, feel this piece of silk; hence, to make trial of; to test; often with out.
- transitive verb. To perceive by the mind; to have a sense of; to experience; to be affected by; to be sensible of, or sensetive to; as, to feel pleasure; to feel pain.
- transitive verb. To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to have an inward persuasion of.
- transitive verb. To perceive; to observe.
- intransitive verb. To have perception by the touch, or by contact of anything with the nerves of sensation, especially those upon the surface of the body.
- intransitive verb. To have the sensibilities moved or affected.
- intransitive verb. To be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, persuasion, physical condition, etc.; to perceive one's self to be; -- followed by an adjective describing the state, etc.; as, to feel assured, grieved, persuaded.
- intransitive verb. To know with feeling; to be conscious; hence, to know certainly or without misgiving.
- intransitive verb. To appear to the touch; to give a perception; to produce an impression by the nerves of sensation; -- followed by an adjective describing the kind of sensation.
- noun. Feeling; perception.
- noun. A sensation communicated by touching; impression made upon one who touches or handles; as, this leather has a greasy feel.
- noun. manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
"the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
- noun. a property perceived by touch
- noun. an intuitive awareness or "it's easy when you get the feel of it"
"he has a feel for animals"
- noun. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
"the feel of the city excited him"
"a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"
- verb. be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
"My cold is gone--I feel fine today"
"She felt tired after the long hike"
- verb. have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
"She felt small and insignificant"
"You make me feel naked"
- verb. come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
"I feel that he doesn't like me"
"I find him to be obnoxious"
- verb. examine by touch
"Feel this soft cloth!"
"The customer fingered the sweater"
- verb. pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
"He felt the girl in the movie theater"
- verb. examine (a body part) by palpation
"The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"
"The runner felt her pulse"
- verb. undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
"She felt resentful"
"He felt regret"
- verb. perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
"He felt the wind"
"She felt an object brushing her arm"
- verb. undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"
"her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"
"she felt his contempt of her"
- verb. grope or feel in search of something
"He felt for his wallet"
- verb. produce a certain impression
"It feels nice to be home again"
- verb. find by testing or cautious exploration
"He felt his way around the dark room"
- verb. be felt or perceived in a certain way
"The ground feels shaky"
"The sheets feel soft"
Synonyms
feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tone, find, finger, palpate, experience, sense
Anagrams
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Common word forms
feels, feeler, feeling, feelable
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