Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
verb
Sense 2
"He felt his way around the dark room"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 3
"It feels nice to be home again"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something from somebody
verb
Sense 4
"He felt for his wallet"
Derived:
tactile property
Entails:
touch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 5
"her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"
"she felt his contempt of her"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 6
"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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 7
"She felt resentful"
"He felt regret"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 8
"He felt the girl in the movie theater"
Type of:
touch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 9
"Feel this soft cloth!"
"The customer fingered the sweater"
Entails:
touch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 10
"She felt small and insignificant"
"You make me feel naked"
"I made the students feel different about themselves"
Derived:
feelings
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb
Sense 11
"My cold is gone--I feel fine today"
"She felt tired after the long hike"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
noun
Sense 12
"he has a feel for animals" or "it''s easy when you get the feel of it";"
Derived:
find
verb
Sense 13
"The ground feels shaky"
"The sheets feel soft"
Kinds of:
crawl
Verb group:
sense
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
verb
Sense 14
"The nurse palpated the patient''s stomach"
"The runner felt her pulse"
Type of:
touch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 15
"I feel that he doesn''t like me"
"I find him to be obnoxious"
"I found the movie rather entertaining"
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
noun
Sense 16
Type of:
property
noun
Sense 17
"the feel of the city excited him"
"a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"
"it had the smell of treason"
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
17
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
112
Times Searched
3
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