relish

relish is a 6-letter English word with 12 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 9 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food.
2. transitive verb. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.
3. intransitive verb. To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.
4. noun. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
5. noun. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
6. noun. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
7. noun. That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.
8. noun. The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.
9. noun. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

   Synonyms: flavor, flavour, nip, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang

10. noun. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

    Synonyms: gusto, zest, zestfulness

11. noun. spicy or savory condiment
12. verb. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

    "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"

    Synonyms: bask, enjoy, savor, savour

Synonyms

flavor, flavour, nip, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang, gusto, zest, zestfulness, bask, enjoy

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in relish:

hirsel, hirsle

Common word forms

relished, relisher, relishes, relishing, relishable

Words from these letters

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