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Sixth sense — may refer to:* Extra sensory perception (ESP), commonly called the sixth sense * Equilibrioception (sense of balance), the commonly accepted sixth physiological sense * The Sixth Sense , a 1999 film directed by M. Night Shyamalan * The Sixth… … Wikipedia
Sixth Sense — Newspaper Beschreibung Wochenzeitung von und für das britische Militär Sprache Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
sixth sense — n [singular] a special ability to know things without using any of your five ordinary senses such as your hearing or sight ▪ He seemed to have a sixth sense for knowing when his brother was in trouble … Dictionary of contemporary English
sixth sense — n. a power of perception thought of as a sense in addition to the commonly accepted five senses; intuitive power … English World dictionary
sixth sense — noun singular a special ability to feel or see things without using the usual five SENSES of sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sixth sense — sixth′ sense′ n. a power of perception beyond the five senses … From formal English to slang
sixth sense — [n] intuition clairvoyance, divination, ESP*, extrasensory perception, feeling, foreknowledge, gut feeling*, instinct, perception, premonition, second sight*, vibes; concepts 409,689 … New thesaurus
sixth sense — ► NOUN ▪ a supposed intuitive faculty giving awareness not explicable in terms of normal perception … English terms dictionary
sixth sense — N SING If you say that someone has a sixth sense, you mean that they seem to have a natural ability to know about things before other people, or to know things that other people do not know. The interesting thing about O Reilly is his sixth sense … English dictionary
sixth sense — noun Extrasensory perception; the ability to sense things by means other than the known bodily senses. Among themselves they communicate by means of what Perry says must be a sixth sense which is cognizant of a fourth dimension … Wiktionary
sixth sense — a power of perception beyond the five senses; intuition: His sixth sense warned him to be cautious. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
