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taste::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | penchant, predilection, preference |
| Type of | liking |
| Has types | acquired taste, weakness |
taste::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gustation, gustatory modality, sense of taste |
| Type of | sensory system, modality, exteroception, sense modality |
| Derivation | tasty |
his cold deprived him of his sense of taste.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mouthful |
| Type of | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity |
| Has types | morsel, bit, bite, sup, swallow |
take a taste--you'll like it.
taste::noun | Spocien Dictionary
the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste perception, taste sensation |
| Type of | sense datum, sense experience, aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense impression |
| Has types | saltiness, salt, salinity, relish, sourness, nip, sour, astringency, mellowness, flavour, flavor, flatness, finish, astringence, smack, bitterness, bitter, sugariness, sweet, savour, sweetness, tang, tartness, savor, sapidity |
the candy left him with a bad taste.
the melon had a delicious taste.
taste::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness |
| Type of | secernment, discrimination |
| Has types | virtu, vertu, trend, discretion, vogue, style, connoisseurship, culture, delicacy |
arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success.
to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste.
taste::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tasting |
| Type of | sensing, perception |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | experience |
he got a taste of life on the wild side.
she enjoyed her brief taste of independence.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | comprehend, perceive |
| Has types | savor, savour |
| Derivation | tasting |
Can you taste the garlic?.
Examples of taste
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Mark Wahlberg and wife Rhea Durham have good taste when it comes to baby-naming.
From the bostonherald.com
I am always eager for that first taste of dandelions, winter onions and rhubarb.
From the thenewstribune.com
Recalling the taste, he was able to identify the wine correctly at the luncheon.
From the online.wsj.com
After a decade long playoff drought, the Raiders can taste a playoff appearance.
From the chron.com
Taste buds start to hula when thoughts of Hawaiian vacation food spring to mind.
From the latimes.com
There's a reason McDonald's French fries taste the same no matter where you are.
From the forbes.com
Never did like that smokey taste from roasting the grain with burning peat moss.
From the latimes.com
We've got to chew it, it has taste to it, it makes us feel fuller between meals.
From the abcnews.go.com
The pie didn't taste good enough to be a winner, anyway, so the judges moved on.
From the kentucky.com
- 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"
- Have flavor; taste of something
- Perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"
- Preference: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
- 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"
- Sample: take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
- Taste (or, more formally, gustation; adjectival form: "gustatory") is a form of direct chemoreception and is one of the traditional five senses. It refers to the ability to detect the flavor of substances such as food, certain minerals, and poisons. ...
- Taste was the debut album by the Irish rock band of the same name, released in 1969.
- Taste was an Irish rock and blues band formed in 1966 and gained fame in large part, because of their unique style, and the talent and charisma of the band's founder, songwriter and musician Rory Gallagher. ...
