| NOUN | cognition | feel | an intuitive awareness |
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| state | feel, spirit, tone, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell | the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | |
| attribute | feel, tactile property | a property perceived by touch | |
| act | feel | manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure | |
| VERB | emotion | feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind |
| cognition | feel, find | come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds | |
| perception | feel, sense | perceive by a physical sensation / sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles | |
| body | feel | be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state | |
| cognition | feel | have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude | |
| perception | feel | undergo passive experience of | |
| stative | feel | be felt or perceived in a certain way | |
| perception | feel | grope or feel in search of something | |
| contact | feel, finger | examine by touch | |
| contact | feel, palpate | examine (a body part) by palpation | |
| possession | feel | find by testing or cautious exploration | |
| perception | feel | produce a certain impression | |
| contact | feel | pass one's hands over the sexual organs of |
| Sounds | fiy'l | |
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| Rhymes | abele ... zeal: 65 rhymes with iyl... | |
| Meaning | An intuitive awareness. | |
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| Example | "he has a feel for animals"or "it's easy when you get the feel of it" | |
| Broader | awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness | Having knowledge of |
| Spanish | mano, sexto sentido | |
| Verbs | feel | come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds |
| Meaning | The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people. | |
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| Example | "the feel of the city excited him" | |
| Synonyms | spirit, tone, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell | |
| Narrower | Hollywood | A flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry |
| Zeitgeist | The spirit of the time | |
| Broader | atmosphere, ambiance, ambience | A particular environment or surrounding influence |
| Verbs | feel | produce a certain impression |
| feel | be felt or perceived in a certain way | |
| Meaning | A property perceived by touch. | |
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| Synonym | tactile property | |
| Narrower | texture | The feel of a surface or a fabric |
| touch | The feel of mechanical action | |
| Broader | property | A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class |
| Spanish | feel, tacto, tiento | |
| Verbs | feel | examine by touch |
| feel | examine (a body part) by palpation | |
| feel | perceive by a physical sensation / sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles | |
| feel | grope or feel in search of something | |
| Meaning | manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure. | |
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| Example | "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel" | |
| Broader | foreplay, arousal, stimulation | mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse |
| Catalan | sensació | |
| Verbs | feel | pass one's hands over the sexual organs of |
| Meaning | Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | John will feel angry | |
| Synonym | experience | |
| Caused by | affect, impress, move, strike | Have an emotional or cognitive impact / impact upon |
| Narrower | anger, see red | Become angry |
| burn | Feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion | |
| chafe | Feel extreme / extreme irritation or anger | |
| cool off | Feel less enamoured of something or somebody | |
| die | Feel indifferent towards | |
| fly high | Be elated | |
| fume | Be mad, angry, or furious | |
| glow, beam, radiate, shine | Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion | |
| glow | Be exuberant or high-spirited | |
| harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse | Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) | |
| incline | Feel favorably disposed or willing | |
| pride, plume, congratulate | Be proud of | |
| recapture | Experience anew | |
| rejoice, joy | Feel happiness or joy | |
| repent, regret, rue | Feel remorse for | |
| sadden | Come to feel sad | |
| smolder, smoulder | Have strong suppressed feelings | |
| suffer | Experience (emotional) pain | |
| sympathize, sympathise | Share the feelings of | |
| take pride, pride oneself | Feel proud of | |
| See also | feel for | share the suffering of |
| Spanish | experimentar, sentir | |
| Catalan | experimentar, sentir | |
| Nouns | feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states |
| feelings | emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity) | |
| Meaning | Come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They feel that there was a traffic accident | |
| Example | "I feel that he doesn't like me" | |
| Synonym | find | |
| Broader | reason, reason out, conclude | decide by reasoning |
| Similar to | rule, find | decide on and make a declaration about |
| Spanish | considerar, creer, encontrar, sentir | |
| Catalan | considerar, creure, sentir, trobar | |
| Nouns | feel | an intuitive awareness |
| feeling | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed | |
| Meaning | perceive by a physical sensation / sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | sense | |
| Caused by | sensitize, sensitise | Cause to sense |
| Broader | perceive, comprehend | To become aware of through the senses |
| Similar to | feel | Be felt or perceived in a certain way |
| Spanish | sentir | |
| Catalan | sentir | |
| Nouns | feel | a property perceived by touch |
| feeling | a physical sensation that you experience | |
| Meaning | Be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s Adjective | |
| Example | "My cold is gone--I feel fine today" | |
| Narrower | feel like a million, feel like a million dollars | Be in excellent health and spirits |
| suffocate | Feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | sentirse, sentir | |
| Catalan | sentir-se, sentir | |
| Meaning | Have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | think, believe, consider, conceive | judge or regard |
| Spanish | sentirse, sentir | |
| Catalan | sentir-se, sentir | |
| Nouns | feelings | emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity) |
| Meaning | Undergo passive experience of: "We felt the effects of inflation". | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | experience, see, go through | go or live through |
| Spanish | notar, sentir | |
| Nouns | feeling | the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people |
| Meaning | Be felt or perceived in a certain way. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective | |
| Model | The cool air does feel good | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | crawl | Feel as if crawling with insects |
| Broader | look, appear, seem | Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect |
| Similar to | feel, sense | perceive by a physical sensation / sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles |
| Spanish | notarse, parecer | |
| Catalan | notar, parèixer, semblar | |
| Nouns | feel | the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people |
| Meaning | grope or feel in search of something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | The men feel the area for animals | |
| Entails | touch | perceive via the tactile sense |
| Narrower | grope for, scrabble | Feel searchingly |
| Broader | search, seek, look for | try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of |
| Similar to | feel, finger | Examine by touch |
| feel | pass one's hands over the sexual organs of | |
| palpate, feel | Examine (a body part) by palpation | |
| Spanish | tantear | |
| Nouns | feel | a property perceived by touch |
| Meaning | Examine by touch. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Feel this soft cloth!" | |
| Synonym | finger | |
| Entails | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
| Similar to | feel | grope or feel in search of something |
| Spanish | notar, palpar, sentir | |
| Catalan | notar, palpar, sentir, temptejar | |
| Nouns | feel | a property perceived by touch |
| feeler | one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans | |
| feeler | slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish | |
| feeling | the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin | |
| Meaning | Examine (a body part) by palpation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | palpate | |
| 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 |
| Broader | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
| Similar to | feel | grope or feel in search of something |
| Spanish | palpar, sentir | |
| Catalan | palpar | |
| Nouns | feel | a property perceived by touch |
| Meaning | Find by testing or cautious exploration. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | find, regain | come upon after searching |
| Spanish | notar, sentir | |
| Catalan | notar, palpar, sentir, temptejar | |
| Nouns | feeler | one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans |
| feeler | slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish | |
| Meaning | produce a certain impression. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s Adjective/Noun | |
| Example | "It feels nice to be home again" | |
| Broader | look, appear, seem | Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect |
| Spanish | creer, sentir | |
| Catalan | sentir | |
| Nouns | feel | the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people |
| Meaning | pass one's hands over the sexual organs of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
| Similar to | feel | grope or feel in search of something |
| Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| Spanish | sobar | |
| Nouns | feel | manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure |
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