| noun | a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers |
| verb | mat together and make felt-like “felt the wool” |
| verb | cover with felt “felt a cap” |
| verb | change texture so as to become matted and felt-like “The fabric felted up after several washes” |
| verb | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind “She felt resentful” |
| verb | come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds “I feel that he doesn't like me” |
| verb | perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles “He felt the wind” |
| verb | be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state “My cold is gone--I feel fine today” |
| verb | have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude “She felt small and insignificant” |
| verb | undergo passive experience of: “We felt the effects of inflation” |
| verb | be felt or perceived in a certain way “The ground feels shaky” |
| verb | grope or feel in search of something “He felt for his wallet” |
| verb | examine by touch “Feel this soft cloth!” |
| verb | examine (a body part) by palpation “The nurse palpated the patient's stomach” |
| verb | find by testing or cautious exploration “He felt his way around the dark room” |
| verb | produce a certain impression “It feels nice to be home again” |
| verb | pass one's hands over the sexual organs of “He felt the girl in the movie theater” |
| felt | verb | change texture so as to become matted and felt-like |
| felt | noun | a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers |
| mat | noun | the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss |
| matting | noun | a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp) |
| feelings | noun | emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity) |
| feeling | noun | the experiencing of affective and emotional states |
| experience | noun | the content of direct observation or participation in an event |
| feel | noun | an intuitive awareness; or |
| sensible | adjective | readily perceived by the senses |
| sensitive | adjective | able to feel or perceive |
| sense | noun | the faculty through which the external world is apprehended |
| sensation | noun | the faculty through which the external world is apprehended |
| sensor | noun | any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner |
| sensing | noun | becoming aware of something via the senses |
| feeler | noun | slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish |
| finger | noun | any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) |
| fingering | noun | touching something with the fingers |
| palpatory | adjective | relating to or involving palpation |
| palpation | noun | a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) |