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- 3. To close and reopen your eyelids quickly, an action that normally happens automatically to keep the surface of each eye moist.
- 4. One of the two external openings through which air enters and leaves your nose.
- 5. Unable to feel things normally in a particular part of your body, as your lips might be after a dentist gives you a local anesthetic.
- 6. Describes the acidic flavor of lemon juice or vinegar that can make you screw up your face.
- 7. The thin membrane that vibrates when sound waves enter the passage leading into your ear.
- 8. A continuous humming sound, such as the noise made by a bee flying close to your head.
- 9. To speak using breath with little or no voice, perhaps because someone nearby is sleeping or you are sharing a secret.
- 12. The quality of a sound that distinguishes a high whistle from a low rumble, regardless of how loud either one is.
- 13. The usually black-looking opening in the center of your eye that becomes larger in darkness to let in more light.
- 15. Having a pleasant odor, as flowers or freshly baked bread often do.
- 17. Something that deceives your senses, such as a still picture whose patterns seem to move.
- 18. A brief or incomplete view of something, such as a famous actor you notice just before the crowd hides them.
- 20. The scientific term for detecting qualities such as sweetness, sourness, saltiness, bitterness, and umami through specialized cells, mainly on the tongue.
- 23. A soft, dry sound produced when leaves, paper, or thin fabric move against something.
- 24. Describes a surface that feels exceptionally soft and smooth, like the delicate covering of a rose petal.
- 28. The light-sensitive layer at the back of your eye where an image is formed and light is converted into nerve signals.
- 29. The surface quality that helps you distinguish silk from sandpaper using only your fingers.
- 30. The ability to remain steady and upright, which becomes especially important when standing on one leg.
- 32. Describes the strong flavor of black coffee or unsweetened cocoa that adding sugar can make less noticeable.
- 33. A very strong, unpleasant odor, such as the one coming from rotten food or an overflowing garbage bin.
- 34. The scientific term for the sense that allows you to detect sounds and distinguish voices, musical notes, and noises.
- 35. Describes a pleasantly sharp, slightly acidic flavor, such as that of a citrus dressing or some yogurts.
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- 1. The sense that allows you to detect light, distinguish colors, recognize faces, and judge how far away objects are.
- 2. Describes a material made of relatively large grains or thick fibers, such as a scratchy wool blanket.
- 3. Describes food that has very little flavor and might become more enjoyable with herbs, spices, or seasoning.
- 6. To partly close your eyes in an attempt to see more clearly, especially in strong sunlight.
- 7. A repetition of a sound caused by its reflection from a surface, sometimes making a shout in a canyon seem to receive an answer.
- 10. Describes a surface with little grip, such as wet tiles that make it easy to lose your footing.
- 11. Describes food with a flavor associated with meat, cheese, or herbs, rather than sugar or desserts.
- 13. Having a strong, sharp odor or flavor that makes an immediate impression, as raw garlic often does.
- 14. A distinctive odor, often pleasant, such as the one left behind by someone's perfume.
- 16. The scientific term for detecting airborne chemicals through receptors inside the nose, allowing you to recognize perfume, smoke, or freshly baked bread.
- 19. To look at someone or something for a long time without looking away, sometimes making another person uncomfortable.
- 21. To experience a slight prickling feeling, like tiny pins touching your skin, sometimes when feeling returns to a foot you have been sitting on.
- 22. A series of short knocking sounds produced when loose, hard objects shake against one another inside a container.
- 25. The sense that allows you to detect physical contact and pressure, helping you distinguish smooth glass from rough sandpaper.
- 26. The colored ring in your eye that adjusts the size of the central opening and gives you blue, brown, or green eyes.
- 27. Describes a surface that things tend to attach to, like fingers covered in honey.
- 31. The sharp cracking sound produced when you bite into a crisp apple or step on dry leaves.