taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception -- (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")
preference, penchant, predilection, taste -- (a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney")
taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness -- (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")
taste -- (a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence")
taste, mouthful -- (a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it")
taste, gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modality -- (the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste")
taste, tasting -- (a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting")
Overview of verb taste
The verb taste has 6 senses
taste, savor, savour -- (have flavor; taste of something)
taste -- (perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?")
sample, try, try out, taste -- (take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes")
smack, taste -- (have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg")
taste -- (distinguish flavors; "We tasted wines last night")
taste -- (experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died")
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