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Synonyms
taste

verb

  1. have flavor: taste of something
  2. take a sample of: "Try these new crackers"
  3. perceive by the sense of taste: "Can you taste the garlic?"
  4. have a distinctive or characteristic taste: "This tastes of nutmeg"
  5. distinguish flavors: "We tasted wines last night"
  6. experience briefly: "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"

noun

  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"
  2. a strong liking: "my own preference is for good literature"
  3. delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values): "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"
  4. a brief experience of something: "he got a taste of life on the wild side"
  5. a small amount eaten or drunk: "take a taste--you'll like it"
  6. the faculty of taste: "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
  7. a kind of sensing: distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds