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(noun) distinguishing a taste by means of the taste buds; "he loved the smell and taste of fresh bread"; "a wine tasting" |
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Synonyms: tasting |
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Related Words: perceiving, perception, sensing |
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(verb) perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?" |
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Related Words: comprehend, perceive, savor, savour |
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(verb) distinguish flavors; "We tasted wines last night" |
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Related Words: identify |
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(verb) have flavor; taste of something |
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Synonyms: savor, savour |
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Related Words: smack, taste |
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(noun) the faculty of taste; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste" |
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Synonyms: gustation, gustatory modality, sense of taste |
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Related Words: exteroception, modality, sense modality, sensory system |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste perception, taste sensation |
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Related Words: astringence, astringency, bitter, bitterness, flavor, flavour, relish, salinity, salt, saltiness, sapidity, savor, savour, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression, smack, sour, sourness, sugariness, sweet, sweetness, tang, tartness |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness |
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Related Words: connoisseurship, culture, delicacy, discretion, discrimination, style, trend, vertu, virtu, vogue |
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(noun) a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence" |
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Related Words: experience |
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(noun) a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it" |
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Synonyms: mouthful |
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Related Words: bit, bite, morsel, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, sup, swallow |
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(verb) have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg" |
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Synonyms: smack |
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Related Words: savor, savour, taste |
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(verb) take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" |
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Synonyms: sample, try, try out |
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Related Words: consume, have, ingest, take, take in |
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(noun) a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"; "martinis are an acquired taste" |
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Synonyms: penchant, predilection, preference |
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Related Words: liking, weakness |
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