- 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"
--1 is a kind of sensation, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
--1 has particulars:relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang; sweet, sweetness, sugariness; sour, sourness, tartness; bitter, bitterness; salt, saltiness, salinity; astringency, astringence; finish Derived forms: verb taste5, verb taste4, verb taste3, verb taste1 - preference, penchant, predilection, taste - a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
--2 is a kind of liking
--2 has particulars: acquired taste; weakness - 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"
--3 is a kind of discrimination, secernment
--3 has particulars:virtu, vertu, connoisseurship; vogue, trend, style; delicacy, discretion; culture - taste - a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"
--4 is a kind of experience
Derived form: verb taste6 - taste, mouthful - a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it"
--5 is a kind of small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
--5 is a part of helping, portion, serving
--5 has particulars: morsel, bit, bite; swallow, supDerived form: verb taste2 - taste, gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modality - the faculty of taste; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
--6 is a kind of modality, sense modality, sensory system; exteroception
Derived forms: verb taste5, verb taste4, verb taste3, verb taste1 - taste, tasting - a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting"
--7 is a kind of sensing, perception
Derived forms: verb taste5, verb taste4, verb taste3, verb taste1
- taste, savor, savour - have flavor; taste of something
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun taste7, noun taste6, noun taste1
The food does taste good
- sample, try, try out, taste - take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
--2 is one way to consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun taste5, noun taster1, noun tasting1, noun tasting3
They taste more bread
- taste - perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"
--3 is one way to perceive, comprehend
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun taste7, noun taste6, noun taste1, noun tasting2
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- smack, taste - have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg"
--4 is one way to taste, savor, savour
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun taste7, noun taste6, noun taste1, noun tasting2
Something ----s something
- taste - distinguish flavors; "We tasted wines last night"
--5 is one way to identify
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun taste7, noun taste6, noun taste1, noun taster1
Somebody ----s something
- taste - experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"
--6 is one way to know, experience, live
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun taste4
Somebody ----s something