taste (n.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: taste sensation , gustatory sensation , taste perception , gustatory perception ]

  2. a strong liking; my own preference is for good literature; the Irish have a penchant for blarney

    [ Syn: preference , penchant , predilection ]

  3. 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

    [ Syn: appreciation , discernment , perceptiveness ]

  4. a brief experience of something; he got a taste of life on the wild side; she enjoyed her brief taste of independence'

  5. a small amount eaten or drunk; take a taste--youll like it

    [ Syn: mouthful ]

  6. the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; his cold deprived him of his sense of taste

    [ Syn: gustation , gustation , sense of taste , sense of taste , gustatory modality , gustatory modality ]

  7. a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; a wine tasting

    [ Syn: tasting ]

    taste (v.)

  1. have flavor; taste of something

    [ Syn: savor , savour ]

  2. perceive by the sense of taste; Can you taste the garlic?'

  3. take a sample of; Try these new crackers; Sample the regional dishes

    [ Syn: sample , try , try out ]

  4. have a distinctive or characteristic taste; This tastes of nutmeg

    [ Syn: smack ]

  5. distinguish flavors; We tasted wines last night'

  6. experience briefly; The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died'

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