Feel - English meaning

verb

Carry the weight of; support.

Usage examples:

The bees form large colonies and need the thick branches of tall trees to bear the weight of their …

noun

A large, heavy mammal that walks on the soles of its feet, having thick fur and a very short tail. bears are related to the dog family but most species are omnivorous.

Usage examples:

Recent dna analysis indicates that giant pandas are more closely related to bears and red pandas ar…

noun

Be pregnant with

noun

The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

Usage examples:

Running away was not in keeping with her character

verb

Inscribe or write (something).

Usage examples:

You have well charactered him

noun

The particular combination of things about a person or place, esp. things you cannot see, that make that person or place different from others

Usage examples:

[ c ] the idea was to modernize the house without changing its homey character., [ u ] it’s a theat…

noun

Consistent behaviour or treatment.

Usage examples:

The consistency of measurement techniques

verb

Discover or identify the presence or existence of.

Usage examples:

Cancer may soon be detected in its earliest stages

verb

Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

verb

To notice something that is partly hidden or not clear or to discover something, esp. using a special method

Usage examples:

Some sounds cannot be detected by the human ear., x-ray procedures can detect a tumor when it is st…

verb

Suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently.

Usage examples:

It seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain

verb

Undergo or be subjected to

verb

To experience and bear something difficult, painful, or unpleasant

Usage examples:

[ t ] we had to endure a nine-hour delay at the airport.

noun

Practical contact with and observation of facts or events.

Usage examples:

He had learned his lesson by painful experience

verb

Encounter or undergo (an event or occurrence).

Usage examples:

The company is experiencing difficulties

noun

(the process of getting) knowledge or skill that is obtained from doing, seeing, or feeling things, or something that happens which has an effect on you

Usage examples:

[ u ] do you have any experience working with children?, [ u ] i know from experience that it can g…

verb

Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.

Usage examples:

They were straining to finish the job

noun

An end or final part or stage of something.

Usage examples:

A bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal

verb

To come to an end

Usage examples:

[ i ] the meeting should finish at four o’clock., [ t ] if you’ll let me finish my sentence, i’ll e…

noun

Wheat or any other cultivated cereal used as food.

Usage examples:

He now had two patches of grain and maize while apricots, cherries, plums and quince hung heavily f…

verb

Give a rough surface or texture to.

Usage examples:

Her fingers were grained with chalk dust

noun

A seed from a plant, esp. a grass such as wheat, or the crop from such a plant

Usage examples:

[ c ] wheat and rye are two common grains used in making bread., [ u ] grain is one of the main exp…

verb

Possess, own, or hold.

Usage examples:

He had a new car and a boat

noun

People with plenty of money and possessions.

Usage examples:

An increasing gap between the haves and have-nots

Possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

verb

Establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is.

Usage examples:

The judge ordered that the girl should not be identified

verb

Recognize as being

verb

To recognize or be able to name someone or something, or to prove who or what someone or something is

Usage examples:

Small babies can identify their mothers., the police officer refused to identify himself.

verb

Understand or work out by instinct.

Usage examples:

I intuited his real identity

verb

To know or understand something because of a feeling that you have rather than because of facts or what someone has told you

Usage examples:

[ + that ] he intuited that i was worried about the situation.

verb

Be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.

Usage examples:

Most people know that cfcs can damage the ozone layer

Be cognizant or aware of a fact or a piece of information

verb

To have information in your mind; to be aware of something

Usage examples:

[ i ] “where did he go?” “i don’t know.”, [ t ] do you know the answer?, [ t ] she knows the name o…

verb

Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day.

Usage examples:

She took to napping on the beach in the afternoons

noun

A short sleep, especially during the day.

Usage examples:

Excuse me, i'll just take a little nap

noun

The raised hairs or threads on the surface of fabric or suede leather, in terms of the direction in which they naturally lie.

Usage examples:

Carefully machine the seam, following the direction of the nap

noun

The fact of observing or paying attention to something.

Usage examples:

Their silence did not escape my notice

verb

Become aware of.

Usage examples:

He noticed the youths behaving suspiciously

verb

To see or become conscious of something or someone

Usage examples:

I noticed a crack in the ceiling., mary waved at the man but he didn't seem to notice., [ + (that) …

verb

Notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.

Usage examples:

She observed that all the chairs were already occupied

verb

Watch attentively

verb

Become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.

Usage examples:

His mouth fell open as he perceived the truth

verb

Become aware of through the senses

verb

To think of something in a particular way

Usage examples:

The way people perceive the real world is strongly influenced by the language they speak., in those…

noun

The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something.

Usage examples:

An improvement in product quality

adjective

Of good quality; excellent.

Usage examples:

He's a quality player

noun

The degree of excellence of something, often a high degree of it

Usage examples:

Our company guarantees the quality of our merchandise., the fabric was of the highest quality., we’…

noun

A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.

Usage examples:

The bear has a keen sense of smell which enables it to hunt at dusk

verb

Perceive by a sense or senses.

Usage examples:

With the first frost, they could sense a change in the days

verb

The faculty through which the external world is apprehended

verb

Experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).

Usage examples:

He suffered intense pain

verb

To experience or show the effects of something bad

Usage examples:

[ t ] about 50,000 bicyclists suffer serious head injuries each year., [ t ] block’s own farm has s…

noun

The outside part or uppermost layer of something.

Usage examples:

The earth's surface

adjective

Relating to or found on the surface of something.

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Surface layers

verb

Rise or come up to the surface of the water or the ground.

Usage examples:

He surfaced from his dive

noun

The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or substance.

Usage examples:

Skin texture and tone

verb

Give (something) a rough or uneven texture.

Usage examples:

The artist textures the paper with scalpel blades

noun

The quality of something that can be known by touch, or the degree to which something is rough or smooth or soft or hard

Usage examples:

[ u ] wall hangings add texture to a room., [ c ] she uses unique colors and textures in her painti…

noun

The distance through an object, as distinct from width or height.

Usage examples:

The gateway is several feet in thickness

verb

Plane or cut (wood) to a desired breadth or depth.

Usage examples:

He even thicknessed fretboards with the thing.

noun

The state or quality of being thick; the distance from one side of something to the opposite side

Usage examples:

The thickness of a mattress, several thicknesses of fabric

verb

Experience or be subjected to (something, typically something unpleasant or arduous).

Usage examples:

He underwent a life-saving brain operation

verb

To experience something that is unpleasant or has a strong effect

Usage examples:

He recently underwent heart bypass surgery.

noun

A body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing.

Usage examples:

He was at least fifteen stone in weight

verb

Hold (something) down by placing a heavy object on top of it.

Usage examples:

A mug half filled with coffee weighted down a stack of papers