taste




taste - noun

  • the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
  • a strong liking
  • delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
  • a brief experience of something
  • a small amount eaten or drunk
  • the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
  • a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds

    • taste - verb

    • have flavor; taste of something
    • perceive by the sense of taste
    • take a sample of
    • have a distinctive or characteristic taste
    • distinguish flavors
    • experience briefly

    taste - thesaurus

    appreciation   discernment   gustation   mouthful   penchant   perceptiveness   predilection   preference   sample   savor American English spelling   savour British English spelling   smack   tasting   try  


    View spelling list a-e words - set 1 and learn about the word taste in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?.

    Scrabble score for taste

    t is 1 a is 1 s is 1 t is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 5

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