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  • 1taste — [tāst] vt. tasted, tasting [ME tasten < OFr taster, to handle, touch, taste < VL * tastare, prob. < * taxitare, freq. of L taxare, to feel, touch sharply, judge of, freq. of tangere: see TACT] 1. Obs. to test by touching 2. to test the… …

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  • 2Taste — Taste, n. 1. The act of tasting; gustation. [1913 Webster] 2. A particular sensation excited by the application of a substance to the tongue; the quality or savor of any substance as perceived by means of the tongue; flavor; as, the taste of an… …

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  • 3Taste buds — Taste Taste, n. 1. The act of tasting; gustation. [1913 Webster] 2. A particular sensation excited by the application of a substance to the tongue; the quality or savor of any substance as perceived by means of the tongue; flavor; as, the taste… …

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  • 4Taste goblets — Taste Taste, n. 1. The act of tasting; gustation. [1913 Webster] 2. A particular sensation excited by the application of a substance to the tongue; the quality or savor of any substance as perceived by means of the tongue; flavor; as, the taste… …

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  • 5taste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. savor; sample. n. flavor; tasting, morsel, sample; predilection, relish, preference; judgment.See taste, choice. II Sense of flavor Nouns 1. taste, tastefulness; good or cultivated taste; delicacy,… …

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  • 6taste — tastable, tasteable, adj. /tayst/, v., tasted, tasting, n. v.t. 1. to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food. 2. to eat or drink a little of: She barely tasted her dinner. 3. to eat or drink… …

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  • 7taste — [c]/teɪst / (say tayst) verb (tasted, tasting) –verb (t) 1. to try the flavour or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food. 2. to eat or drink a little of: he hadn t tasted food for three days. 3. to perceive or… …

  • 8taste — n. & v. n. 1 a the sensation characteristic of a soluble substance caused in the mouth and throat by contact with that substance (disliked the taste of garlic). b the faculty of perceiving this sensation (was bitter to the taste). 2 a small… …

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  • 9relish — I. n. 1. Taste, flavor, savor. 2. Liking, fondness, taste, appreciation, zest, gusto, palatc, appetite, predilection, partiality, inclination. 3. Quality, tinge, cast, touch, twang, manner, flavor, savor, sort. 4. Appetizer. 5. Delight, power of… …

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  • 10relish — [rel′ish] n. [ME reles < OFr relais, something remaining < relaisser: see RELEASE] 1. distinctive or characteristic flavor [a relish of garlic in the stew] 2. a trace or touch (of some quality); hint or suggestion [a relish of malice in his …

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