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intellect collapse

scent collapse: an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced; catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"

get the picture collapse

nuance collapse: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

detect collapse: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

tact collapse: consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence

contact collapse: close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"; the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"; (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"; a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication; a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"; the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"; a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"; the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"

sagacity collapse: the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

sight collapse: a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument; the range of vision; "out of sight of land"; the ability to see; the visual faculty; an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"; a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong"; anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"; catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"

innuendo collapse

acceptation collapse: acceptance as true or valid

brain collapse: that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord; mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"; the brain of certain animals used as meat; kill by smashing someone's skull; hit on the head

attention collapse: a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"; a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention"; the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"; the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others; a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention"

misrender collapse

virtuosity collapse: technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

get the hang of collapse

misconceive collapse

misunderstand collapse

misapprehend collapse

admiration collapse: a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"; a feeling of delighted approval and liking

feel collapse: manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"; an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it";; seem with respect to a given sensation given; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; 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"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"; examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater"; pass one's hands over the sexual organs of; "He felt the girl in the movie theater"; undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"; perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "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"; 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"; grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet"; produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again"; find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room"; be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"

apprehension collapse: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"; painful expectation; fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"

espy collapse

intimation collapse

misjudge collapse: judge incorrectly

wisdom collapse: the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight; the quality of being prudent and sensible; ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight; accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

awe collapse: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"; inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

responsibility collapse: a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"

taste collapse: a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting"; the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"; the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"; delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"; a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"; a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it"; experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"; perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"; distinguish flavors; "We tasted wines last night"; have flavor; taste of something

discretion collapse: the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"; knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"; freedom to act or judge on one's own

stylistics collapse

surprise collapse: the act of surprising someone; a sudden unexpected event; the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you; cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"; come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"

wit collapse: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

literary style collapse

allegory collapse: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor

implication collapse: an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection; a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"; a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false

descry collapse: catch sight of

fascination collapse: the capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"; the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

misconstrue collapse: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

hearing collapse: (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence; the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"; a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"; an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"

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