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TASTE

Definition:

1. [noun] the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
   Synonyms: sensation, gustatory sensation, perception, gustatory perception
   
   
2. [noun] a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
   Synonyms: preference, penchant, predilection
   
   
3. [noun] delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
   Synonyms: appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness
   
   
4. [noun] a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"
   
   
5. [noun] a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste
   Synonyms: mouthful
   
   
6. [noun] the faculty of taste; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
   Synonyms: gustation, sense of gustatory modality
   
   
7. [noun] a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting"
   Synonyms: tasting
   
   
8. [verb] have flavor; taste of something
   Synonyms: savor, savour
   
   
9. [verb] take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
   Synonyms: sample, try, try out
   
   
10. [verb] perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"
    
    
11. [verb] have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg"
    Synonyms: smack
    
    
12. [verb] distinguish flavors; "We tasted wines last night"
    
    
13. [verb] experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"
    
    

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Related Words:

• smack, taste
• degust
• savor, savour
• relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang
• sweet, sweetness, sugariness
• sour, sourness, tartness
• bitter, bitterness
• salt, saltiness, salinity
• astringency, astringence
• finish
• acquired taste
• weakness
• virtu, vertu, connoisseurship
• vogue, trend, style
• delicacy, discretion
• culture
• morsel, bit, bite
• swallow, sup

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