SkyfireDict

taste   (TTS Sound)

The noun taste has 7 senses

• taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception -- (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")


• preference, penchant, predilection, taste -- (a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney")


• taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness -- (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")


• taste -- (a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence")


• taste, mouthful -- (a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it")


• taste, gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modality -- (the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste")


• taste, tasting -- (a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting")

The verb taste has 6 senses

• taste, savor, savour -- (have flavor; taste of something)


• taste -- (perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?")


• sample, try, try out, taste -- (take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes")


• smack, taste -- (have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg")


• taste -- (distinguish flavors; "We tasted wines last night")


• taste -- (experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died")