sixth senseˌsixth ˈsense noun [singular] 
He seemed to have a sixth sense for knowing when his brother was in trouble.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Rob has a sixth sense for making the right investment.
- A forward has a sixth sense and from an early stage I realised I had the corner back in my pocket.
- An eerie sixth sense guided him to wherever a crisis was unfolding.
- But there are underlying similarities, one of which is having almost a sixth sense about how to make things work.
- He has a sixth sense to recognise the genuine from the phoney.
- Many hunters and men moving close to nature have commented on this sixth sense, warning them of danger.
- My sixth sense told me to stay here.
- Of touch, taste and smell, I have no complaints and my sixth sense is a work in progress.
- She appeared to have the sixth sense of a bat and could identify, record, and register every item on sale.
Longman Language Activatora natural ability to know what to do
a natural ability to know what you should do without having to learn it or be told it: · He has tremendous business instincts.first instinct (=the first thing you want to do, before you think carefully): · My first instinct was to lie about it.instinct for: · Even a very young animal has a strong instinct for self-preservation.on instinct: · I was terrified. I was just working on instinct and trying to survive.by instinct (=because of instinct): · Guys who have grown up on a ranch know almost by instinct what needs to be done to keep it running.natural instinct: · A cat's natural instinct is to chase birds.maternal instinct (=instincts about wanting a baby and knowing how to care for it): · I don't know if it was maternal instinct or what, but I just knew my baby would be okay.
the ability to understand or know things by using your feelings instead of considering the facts: · Sometimes doctors have to base a diagnosis on intuition as much as on scientific tests.· She thought the baby would be a girl, and her intuition was correct.trust your intuition (=do what your intuition makes you want to do): · If you think there's something wrong about the situation, you should trust your intuition.
to feel that you know something, without understanding why you feel this: feel (that): · She felt that something else was going to happen and that it wouldn't be good.· I felt someone was following me, but when I turned around, there was nobody there.feel like: · I felt like if I didn't speak up then, I would never do it.
if you have a feeling that something is true or that something will happen, you feel sure about it, even though you do not know why: have a feeling (that): · I had a funny feeling that we would meet again· My fiancé's friends are planning a bachelor party for him, and I have a feeling something awful is going to happen.gut feeling informal (=a strong feeling that you are sure is right): · Her gut feeling was that he was lying.
a mysterious ability to know about something without seeing it, hearing about it, being told about it etc: have a sixth sense: · Parents have a sixth sense when it comes to their children. They know when something's wrong.sixth sense about: · He told me he had a sixth sense about how his mother was doing.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He seemed to have a sixth sense for knowing when his brother was in trouble.
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. He seemed to have a sixth sense for knowing when his brother was in trouble.