TASTE
\tˈe͡ɪst], \tˈeɪst], \t_ˈeɪ_s_t]\
Definitions of TASTE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the faculty of taste; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
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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"
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a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
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a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting"
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a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"
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perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"
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experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"
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distinguish flavors; "We tasted wines last night"
By Princeton University
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the faculty of taste; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
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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"
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a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
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a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting"
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a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"
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perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.
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To become acquainted with by actual trial; to essay; to experience; to undergo.
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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.
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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.
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To take sparingly.
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To have perception, experience, or enjoyment; to partake; as, to taste of nature's bounty.
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The act of tasting; gustation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Essay; trial; experience; experiment.
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A small portion given as a specimen; a little piece tastted of eaten; a bit.
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A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.
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To partake of; to participate in; - usually with an implied sense of relish or pleasure.
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Intellectual relish; liking; fondness; - formerly with of, now with for; as, he had no taste for study.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.
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To become acquainted with by actual trial; to essay; to experience; to undergo.
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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.
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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.
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To take sparingly.
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To have perception, experience, or enjoyment; to partake; as, to taste of nature's bounty.
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The act of tasting; gustation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Essay; trial; experience; experiment.
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A small portion given as a specimen; a little piece tastted of eaten; a bit.
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A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.
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To partake of; to participate in; - usually with an implied sense of relish or pleasure.
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Intellectual relish; liking; fondness; - formerly with of, now with for; as, he had no taste for study.
By Noah Webster.
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The sensation or perception of certain qualities of substances put in the mouth, primarily sweet, sour, salt and bitter.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To perceive or know by the tongue and palate; to test by eating or drinking a little of; to find out the flavor of by eating or drinking a little; to participate in or experience; as, to taste remorse; to enjoy.
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To try food by the tongue or palate; to have a certain flavor; to eat or drink sparingly; to partake; to have experience or enjoyment: with of.
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The flavor of a substance as perceived by the tongue and palate; act of taking into the mouth to find out the quality or flavor; a little bit or piece; a small quantity tasted; the one of the five senses which perceives the flavor of substances by the tongue and palate; liking: with for; ability to see and admire what is beautiful; critical judgment; habit or manner in relation to that which is refined; as, she dresses in good taste.
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Taster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Taster.
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To try or perceive by the touch of the tongue or palate: to try by eating a little: to eat a little of: to partake of: to experience.
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To try or perceive by the mouth: to have a flavor of.
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The act or sense of tasting: the sensation caused by a substance on the tongue: the sense by which we perceive the flavor of a thing: the quality or flavor of anything: a small portion: intellectual relish or discernment: the faculty by which the mind perceives the beautiful: nice perception: choice, predilection.
By Daniel Lyons
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Taster.
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To have a flavor.
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To perceive the flavor of.
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To test by taking a little of into the mouth.
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To have slight experience of.
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To take a taste.
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The sensation excited when a soluble substance is put into the mouth; flavor.
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The sense that gives such sensation.
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A small quantity tasted; also, the act of tasting.
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Nice perception of artistic excellence.
By James Champlin Fernald
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1. To perceive through the medium of the gustatory nerves. 2. The sensation produced by a suitable stimulus applied to the gustatory nerve endings in the tongue.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
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To have a flavor.
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Sense or act of tasting; flavor; small portion; relish; faculty by which the mind perceives beauty; refined discrimination; choice; style, as showing taste.
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To have a flavor of.
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To perceive by the tongue or palate; try by taking a little in the mouth; eat a little of; experience.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act of tasting; the sensation produced by tasting; the sense by which we taste; relish; intellectual relish; judgment; discernment, particularly in the fine arts and belles Iettres; style; manner; a small portion given as a specimen; a little piece tasted or eaten.
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To perceive by the tongue and palate; to try the relish of; to try by eating a little; or to eat a little; to essay first; to have pleasure from; to experience; to relish intellectually; to enjoy.
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To try by the mouth; to eat or drink a little; to have a smack; to try the relish of anything; to have a percep on, to enjoy sparingly.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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To perceive and distinguish by means of the tongue or palate; to test by the tongue; to try the relish of; to obtain pleasure from; to experience; to undergo; to have a particular flavour or relish; to eat a little; to have a particular quality or flavour; to enjoy sparingly.
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The peculiar sensation excited by bringing a substance into contact with the tongue and palate, differing according to the substance; relish; flavour; nice perception; judgment; discernment; a little piece eaten; the faculty of discerning beauty, order, or whatever constitutes excellence in human performances; manner or style calculated to please.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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The sensation of flavor due to the action of certain exciting substances upon special nerve endings in the tongue.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. Act of tasting ; gustation ; - a particular sensation excited by the application of a substance to the tongue ; savour ; flavour ;-the sense by which the savour of bodies is ascertained; palate; -intellectual relish; - judgment; discernment; - sensibility; critical faculty;- style ; manner of design, performance, or execution ; grace in arrangement or composition ; elegance in form or structure;-personal likings or dislikings ; individual choice, as in pursuits, pleasures, dress, society, habits, &c., as evidencing individual character, temper, and disposition;-trial; experiment ; assay ;-a small portion given as a specimen : a bit.
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