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English to English noun
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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 |  | Example: the candy left him with a bad taste
the melon had a delicious taste
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a strong liking | | Example: my own preference is for good literature
the Irish have a penchant for blarney
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delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) | | Example: arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
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a brief experience of something | | Example: he got a taste of life on the wild side
she enjoyed her brief taste of independence
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a small amount eaten or drunk | | Example: take a taste--you'll like it
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the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth | | Example: his cold deprived him of his sense of taste
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a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds | | Example: a wine tasting
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The act of tasting; gustation. | | source: webster1913 verb
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have flavor; taste of something | | source: wordnet30
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perceive by the sense of taste | | Example: Can you taste the garlic?
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take a sample of | | Example: Try these new crackers
Sample the regional dishes
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have a distinctive or characteristic taste | | Example: This tastes of nutmeg
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distinguish flavors | | Example: We tasted wines last night
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experience briefly | | Example: The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died
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To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow. | | source: webster1913
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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. | | source: webster1913
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