taste has definitions from the fields of physiology,psychology,food
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[ verb ] have flavor; taste of something

Synonyms

savor savour

Used in print

(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)

He was tasting his mouth .

(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)

Mike remained in trance ; there was much to grok , loose_ends to puzzle_over and fit into his growing - all that he had seen and heard and been at the Archangel_Foster_Tabernacle ( not just cusp when he and Digby had come face_to_face alone ) - why Bishop_Senator_Boone made him warily uneasy , how Miss_Dawn_Ardent tasted like a water_brother when she was not , the smell of goodness he had incompletely grokked in the jumping_up_and_down and wailing -

Related terms

smack relish

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[ noun ] (psychology,food) the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

Examples

"the candy left him with a bad taste" "the melon had a delicious taste"

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

Sometimes it takes several `` eatings '' of avocado to catch that delightful quality in taste that has made it such a favorite throughout the world .

Good taste and versatility , plus safety from spray poisons would be enough to recommend the frequent use of such a fruit , even if its nutritional values were limited .

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

Mauve colored mouths that had never known anything sweeter than the taste of new wine and the passion of man 's tongue had not smiled , but had condemned again_and_again .

Suddenly he was interrupted in his daydreaming by a warm wetness lapping against his chin , and his eyes opened wide and long at the sight of a goat 's claret tongue , feasting against the salt taste of him .

With his mouth opened wide , he squirted the warm white milk against the roof of his mouth and his tongue savored the light , earthy taste of it .

3
[ noun ] a strong liking

Examples

"my own preference is for good literature" "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

If the record buyer 's tastes are somewhat eclectic or even the slightest bit esoteric , he will find them satisfied on educational records .

(The Providence Journal...)

Wallace_Gray has directed a difficult play here , usually well , but with just a_bit too much physical movement in the first act for my taste .

(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)

The cowboy films , the cops and robbers films , and the slapstick comedy films culminating in an insane chase are not_only catering to what critics may assume to be a vulgar taste for violence ; these films and these sequences are also seeking_out - instinctively or by_design - the peculiarly cinematic elements of narrative .

(Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)

A Southerner married to a New_Englander , I have lived for many years in a Connecticut commuting town with a high percentage of artists , writers , publicity_men , and business_executives of egghead tastes .

(Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)

In repetitions of the experiment from couple to couple , the votes of the two persons in a couple probably agree more often than independence would imply , because couples who visit the museum together are more likely to have similar tastes than are a random pair of people drawn from the entire population of visitors .

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[ noun ] (psychology) 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"

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

Still , his finale is put_together with taste and a most sensitive projection of that pale sustenance , despair .

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

This particular song at this particular time could only be interpreted as the ultimate in bad taste , callous exploitation beyond the bounds of decency .

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

His hubris , deficiency of taste , and sadism carried him straightaway to the top .

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[ verb ] perceive by the sense of taste

Examples

"Can you taste the garlic?"

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

You will find that avocado is unlike any other fruit you have ever tasted .

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

When the fate of the individual is visited on the group , then ( the warm sweet butter dripped from her raised trembling fork and she pushed her head forward belligerently ) , ah , then the true bitterness of existence could be tasted .

Related terms

perceive savor

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[ verb ] take a sample of

Synonyms

sample try try_out

Examples

"Try these new crackers" "Sample the regional dishes"

Used in print

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

But there was a look about her mouth as_though she were tasting lemons .

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[ noun ] a brief experience of something

Examples

"he got a taste of life on the wild side" "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"

Used in print

(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)

She liked this taste of authority and independence , and , with darkness , was not likely to give it up .

Related terms

experience

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[ verb ] distinguish flavors

Examples

"We tasted wines last night"

Related terms

identify taster

9
[ noun ] (physiology) the faculty of taste

Examples

"his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"

Related terms

exteroception modality

10
[ verb ] have a distinctive or characteristic taste

Synonyms

smack

Examples

"This tastes of nutmeg"

Related terms

relish

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[ noun ] (food) a small amount eaten or drunk

Synonyms

mouthful

Examples

"take a taste--you'll like it"

12
[ verb ] experience briefly

Examples

"The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"

Related terms

know

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

Synonyms

tasting

Examples

"a wine tasting"

Related terms

sensing smack

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