taste

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow.

2. 2transitive verb

   To try by the touch of the tongue; to perceive the relish or flavor of (anything) by taking a small quantity into a mouth. Also used figuratively.

3. 3transitive verb

   To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.

4. 4transitive verb

   To become acquainted with by actual trial; to essay; to experience; to undergo.

5. 5transitive verb

   To partake of; to participate in; -- usually with an implied sense of relish or pleasure.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To try food with the mouth; to eat or drink a little only; to try the flavor of anything; as, to taste of each kind of wine.

7. 7intransitive verb

   To have a smack; to excite a particular sensation, by which the specific quality or flavor is distinguished; to have a particular quality or character; as, this water tastes brackish; the milk tastes of garlic.

8. 8intransitive verb

   To take sparingly.

9. 9intransitive verb

   To have perception, experience, or enjoyment; to partake; as, to taste of nature's bounty.

10. 10noun

    The act of tasting; gustation.

11. 11noun

    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 orange or an apple; a bitter taste; an acid taste; a sweet taste.

12. 12noun

    The one of the five senses by which certain properties of bodies (called their taste, savor, flavor) are ascertained by contact with the organs of taste.

13. 13noun

    Intellectual relish; liking; fondness; -- formerly with of, now with for; as, he had no taste for study.

14. 14noun

    The power of perceiving and relishing excellence in human performances; the faculty of discerning beauty, order, congruity, proportion, symmetry, or whatever constitutes excellence, particularly in the fine arts and belles-letters; critical judgment; discernment.

15. 15noun

    Manner, with respect to what is pleasing, refined, or in accordance with good usage; style; as, music composed in good taste; an epitaph in bad taste.

16. 16noun

    Essay; trial; experience; experiment.

17. 17noun

    A small portion given as a specimen; a little piece tastted of eaten; a bit.

18. 18noun

    A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.

19. 19noun

    a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds

    "a wine tasting"

    Synonyms

    tasting
20. 20noun

    the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

    "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"

    Synonyms

    gustation
21. 21noun

    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"

22. 22noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    appreciationdiscernmentperceptiveness
23. 23noun

    a brief experience of something

    "he got a taste of life on the wild side"

    "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"

24. 24noun

    a strong liking

    "my own preference is for good literature"

    "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

    Synonyms

    penchantpredilectionpreference
25. 25noun

    a small amount eaten or drunk

    "take a taste--you'll like it"

    Synonyms

    mouthful
26. 26verb

    experience briefly

    "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"

27. 27verb

    take a sample of

    "Try these new crackers"

    "Sample the regional dishes"

    Synonyms

    sampletry
28. 28verb

    perceive by the sense of taste

    "Can you taste the garlic?"

29. 29verb

    distinguish flavors

    "We tasted wines last night"

30. 30verb

    have flavor; taste of something

    Synonyms

    savorsavour
31. 31verb

    have a distinctive or characteristic taste

    "This tastes of nutmeg"

    Synonyms

    smack