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taste
noun(taste)the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
Synonyms: gustation, gustatory modality, sense of taste,
Examples:
His cold deprived him of his sense of taste.
taste
noun(taste)a small amount eaten or drunk
Synonyms: mouthful,
Examples:
Take a taste--you'll like it.
taste
noun(taste)the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
Synonyms: gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste perception, taste sensation,
Examples:
The candy left him with a bad taste.
The melon had a delicious taste.
The melon had a delicious taste.
taste
noun(taste)delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
Examples:
Arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success.
To ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste.
To ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste.
taste
verb(taste)have a distinctive or characteristic taste
Synonyms: smack,
Examples:
This tastes of nutmeg.
taste
noun(taste)a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
Synonyms: tasting,
taste
noun(taste)a brief experience of something
Examples:
He got a taste of life on the wild side.
She enjoyed her brief taste of independence.
She enjoyed her brief taste of independence.
taste
verb(taste)distinguish flavors
Examples:
We tasted wines last night.
taste
verb(taste)experience briefly
Examples:
The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died.
taste
verb(taste)perceive by the sense of taste
Examples:
Can you taste the garlic?.