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taste
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Noun
  • a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
    • a wine tasting
  • the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
    • his cold deprived him of his sense of taste
  • a small amount eaten or drunk
    • take a taste--you'll like it
  • a brief experience of something
    • he got a taste of life on the wild side
    • she enjoyed her brief taste of independence
  • 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
  • a strong liking
    • my own preference is for good literature
    • the Irish have a penchant for blarney
  • 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
Verb
  • experience briefly
    • The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died
  • distinguish flavors
    • We tasted wines last night
  • have a distinctive or characteristic taste
    • This tastes of nutmeg
  • take a sample of
    • Try these new crackers
    • Sample the regional dishes
  • perceive by the sense of taste
    • Can you taste the garlic?
  • have flavor; taste of something
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