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Definitions of taste:
  • noun:   a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
  • noun:   the faculty of taste
    Example: "His cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
  • noun:   the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
    Example: "The candy left him with a bad taste"
  • noun:   delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
    Example: "Arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"
  • noun:   a brief experience of something
    Example: "He got a taste of life on the wild side"
  • noun:   a small amount eaten or drunk
    Example: "Take a taste--you'll like it"
  • noun:   a strong liking
  • verb:   perceive by the sense of taste
    Example: "Can you taste the garlic?"
  • verb:   distinguish flavors
    Example: "We tasted wines last night"
  • verb:   have flavor; taste of something
  • verb:   experience briefly
    Example: "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"
  • verb:   have a distinctive or characteristic taste
    Example: "This tastes of nutmeg"
  • verb:   take a sample of




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