census, senses, sense us

Census or census means an enumeration or count of the population--
The United States government takes a census every ten years.
Our census is for congressional reapportionment, although it was once used for a per capita tax.

Senses or senses is the plural ( more than one ) of "sense", meaning one of the faculties used to take in physical information--sight, hearing, taste, smell, or touch--
The children are learning about the five senses.
Some philosophers believe that we only know what we can apprehend with out physical senses.

Senses is also the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "sense", meaning to perceive without conscious use of the physical senses, or to perceive emotionally or intuitively--
He senses that she is angry, but she won't admit it.
If he senses our nervousness, he'll ask where we've been.

Sense us or sense us ( two words, rhymes with census ) means to perceive ( sense ) two or more persons ( us ), one of whom is the speaker--
I'm sure the dog can't hear us, but can he sense us?
The dog won't sense us if we don't move.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The census taker used all of his senses in an effort to sense us, but he didn't find us."

Note--"consensus" means a general agreement--
The committee argued for hours before reaching a consensus.

sent, cent, scent

Sent or sent is the past tense ( yesterday, or some time ago) form of send--to cause to go; to propel or dispatch on its way--
Your message has been sent.
I sent you a postcard. Did you get it?

Cent or cent ( rhymes with sent ) means a penny--
You can't buy anything with only one cent.
The new one cent coin has a shield on the back.

Scent or scent ( rhymes with sent ) means an odor or aroma--the connotation is that this is a pleasant aroma--
The scent of roses perfumed the air in the garden.
That's a lovely scent you're wearing.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"I sent away for a sample of a new scent, but they wanted me to pay one cent for the postage."

Note--"cents" is the plural ( more than one ) of "cent"--
You get four cents change back from a dollar when you spend ninety-six cents.
Note # 2--"Sense" means a form of perception, as in the sense of smell, or the sense of taste. Sense can also refer to mental perception--
His cold interfered with his sense of smell, and he didn't notice the toast burning.
He had the sense that something was wrong
Don't you have any sense?
The plural of "sense" is "senses"--
There are five physical senses.
Sense may also be a verb ( action word) --meaning to perceive something--
I sense something wrong.
The third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "sense" is "senses"--
He senses something wrong.
Note # 3--"scents" is the plural ( more than one ) of "scent"--
I tried on so many different scents that I can't tell if I like any of them.
You can identify scents with your sense of smell.