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Taste

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Noun

1. gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation

the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

Example Sentences:
'the candy left him with a bad taste'
'the melon had a delicious taste'

2. penchant, predilection, preference, taste

a strong liking

Example Sentences:
'my own preference is for good literature'
'the Irish have a penchant for blarney'

3. appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness, taste

delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)

Example Sentences:
'arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success'
'to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste'

4. taste

a brief experience of something

Example Sentences:
'he got a taste of life on the wild side'
'she enjoyed her brief taste of independence'

5. mouthful, taste

a small amount eaten or drunk

Example Sentences:
'take a taste--you'll like it'

6. gustation, gustatory modality, sense of taste, taste

the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

Example Sentences:
'his cold deprived him of his sense of taste'

7. taste, tasting

a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds

Example Sentences:
'a wine tasting'

Verb

8. savor, savour, taste

have flavor; taste of something

9. taste

perceive by the sense of taste

Example Sentences:
'Can you taste the garlic?'

10. sample, taste, try, try out

take a sample of

Example Sentences:
'Try these new crackers'
'Sample the regional dishes'

11. smack, taste

have a distinctive or characteristic taste

Example Sentences:
'This tastes of nutmeg'

12. taste

distinguish flavors

Example Sentences:
'We tasted wines last night'

13. taste

experience briefly

Example Sentences:
'The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Taste

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noun
1. 
the sense by which the qualities and flavour of a substance are distinguished by the taste buds
2. 
the sensation experienced by means of the taste buds
3. 
the act of tasting
4. 
a small amount eaten, drunk, or tried on the tongue
5. 
a brief experience of something
a taste of the whip
6. 
a preference or liking for something; inclination
to have a taste for danger
7. 
the ability to make discerning judgments about aesthetic, artistic, and intellectual matters; discrimination
to have taste
8. 
judgment of aesthetic or social matters according to a generally accepted standard
bad taste
9. 
discretion; delicacy
that remark lacks taste
10. obsolete
the act of testing
verb
11. 
to distinguish the taste of (a substance) by means of the taste buds
12. (usually tr)
to take a small amount of (a food, liquid, etc) into the mouth, esp in order to test the quality
to taste the wine
13. (often foll by of)
to have a specific flavour or taste
the tea tastes of soap
this apple tastes sour
14. (when intr, usually foll by of)
to have an experience of (something)
to taste success
15. (transitive) an archaic word for enjoy
16. (transitive) obsolete
to test by touching

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Taste

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈtasted or ˈtasting
1.  Obsolete
to test by touching
2. 
to test the flavor of by putting a little in one's mouth
3. 
to detect or distinguish the flavor of by the sense of taste
to taste sage in a dressing
4. 
to eat or drink, esp. a small amount of
5. 
to receive the sensation of, as for the first time; experience; have
to have tasted freedom at last
6.  Archaic
to appreciate; like
verb intransitive
7. 
to discern or recognize flavors by the sense of taste; have the sense of taste
8. 
to eat or drink a small amount (of)
9. 
to have the specific taste or flavor
sometimes with of
the milk tastes sour; the salad tastes of garlic
10. 
to have a sensation, limited experience, or anticipating sense (of something)
noun
11.  Obsolete
a. 
a test; trial
b. 
the act of tasting
12. 
that one of the five senses that is stimulated by contact of a substance with the taste buds and is capable of distinguishing basically among sweet, sour, salt, and bitter: the flavor of any specific substance is usually recognized by its combined taste, smell, and texture
13. 
the quality of a thing that is perceived through the sense of taste; flavor; savor
14. 
a small amount put into the mouth to test the flavor
15. 
the distinguishing flavor of a substance
a chocolate taste
16. 
a slight experience of something; sample
to get a taste of another's anger
17. 
a small amount; bit; trace
18. 
a. 
the ability to notice, appreciate, and judge what is beautiful, appropriate, or harmonious, or what is excellent in art, music, decoration, clothing, etc.
b. 
a specific preference; predilection
a taste for red ties
c. 
an attitude or a style reflecting such ability or preferences on the part of a group of people of a particular time and place
19. 
a liking; inclination; bent
to have no taste for business

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Taste

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v. tast·ed, tast·ing, tastes
v.tr.
1. To distinguish the flavor of by taking into the mouth.
2. To eat or drink a small quantity of.
3. To partake of, especially for the first time; experience: prisoners finally tasting freedom.
4. Archaic To appreciate or enjoy.
v.intr.
1. To distinguish flavors in the mouth.
2. To have a distinct flavor: The stew tastes salty.
3. To eat or drink a small amount.
4. To have experience or enjoyment; partake: tasted of the life of the very rich.
n.
1.
a. The sense that distinguishes the sweet, sour, salty, and bitter qualities of dissolved substances in contact with the taste buds on the tongue.
b. This sense in combination with the senses of smell and touch, which together receive a sensation of a substance in the mouth.
2.
a. The sensation of sweet, sour, salty, or bitter qualities produced by a substance placed in the mouth.
b. The unified sensation produced by any of these qualities plus a distinct smell and texture; flavor.
c. A distinctive perception as if by the sense of taste: an experience that left a bad taste in my mouth.
3. The act of tasting.
4. A small quantity eaten or tasted.
5. A limited or first experience; a sample: "Thousands entered the war, got just a taste of it, and then stepped out" (Mark Twain).
6. A personal preference or liking: a taste for adventure; a play that was not to my taste.
7. The ability to recognize and appreciate what is beautiful, excellent, or appropriate: has good taste in clothes.
8. The sense of what is proper, seemly, or least likely to give offense in a given social situation: a remark made in bad taste.
9. Obsolete The act of testing; trial.

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