Definition: a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
Usage: a wine tasting
Main entry: gustation, gustatory modality, taste, sense of taste
Definition: the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
Usage: his cold deprived him of his sense of taste
Main entry: taste, taste perception, taste sensation, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation
Definition: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
Usage: the candy left him with a bad taste; the melon had a delicious taste
Main entry: taste, perceptiveness, discernment, appreciation
Definition: delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
Usage: arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success; to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
Main entry: taste
Definition: a brief experience of something
Usage: he got a taste of life on the wild side; she enjoyed her brief taste of independence
Main entry: predilection, preference, taste, penchant
Definition: a strong liking
Usage: my own preference is for good literature; the Irish have a penchant for blarney
Definition: a small amount eaten or drunk
Usage: take a taste--you'll like it
Main entry: taste
Definition: experience briefly
Usage: The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died
Main entry: try, try out, taste, sample
Definition: take a sample of
Usage: Try these new crackers; Sample the regional dishes
Main entry: taste
Definition: perceive by the sense of taste
Usage: Can you taste the garlic?
Main entry: taste
Definition: distinguish flavors
Usage: We tasted wines last night
Main entry: savor, savour, taste
Definition: have flavor; taste of something
Definition: have a distinctive or characteristic taste
Usage: This tastes of nutmeg