n an intuitive awareness;
he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it
n the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
the feel of the city excited him
n a property perceived by touch
n manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel
v undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
v come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
I feel that he doesn't like me
v perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
v be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
My cold is gone--I feel fine today
v have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
You make me feel naked I made the students feel different about themselves
v undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"
v be felt or perceived in a certain way
The ground feels shaky The sheets feel soft
v grope or feel in search of something
v examine by touch
v examine (a body part) by palpation
v find by testing or cautious exploration
v produce a certain impression
It feels nice to be home again
n the experiencing of affective and emotional states
she had a feeling of euphoria he had terrible feelings of guilt I disliked him and the feeling was mutual
n a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
what are your feelings about the crisis? I had a feeling that she was lying
n the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
n a physical sensation that you experience
he had a queasy feeling I had a strange feeling in my leg he lost all feeling in his arm
n the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
the surface had a greasy feeling
n an intuitive understanding of something
he had a great feeling for music
v undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
v come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
v perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
v be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
v have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
v undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"
n a liquid solution of copper sulfate and potassium tartrate and sodium hydroxide that is used to test for sugar in the urine; solution turns reddish when sugar is present