Comprehensive
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
     
Lookup History
taste

taste

 
 
pronunciation:
teIst
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
features:
Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: tastes, tasting, tasted
definition 1: to experience or evaluate the flavor of by putting into the mouth.
If you've never had Greek wine before, you really should taste this.The chef tasted the soup before pouring it into the bowls.
similar words:
bite, chew, eat, savor, sense
definition 2: to consume a little bit of.
Your pizza looks good; can I taste it?
synonyms:
nibble, sip
similar words:
partake of, sample, touch, try
definition 3: to experience, esp. for the first time or in small amounts.
He longs to taste freedom.She wanted to taste the Bohemian life in the city.
synonyms:
enjoy
similar words:
experience, feel, know, partake, relish, sample, try
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition 1: to perceive a flavor or flavors.
The medicine that he's taking interferes with his ability to taste.
similar words:
eat
definition 2: to have a specified flavor.
The sauce tastes bitter.
synonyms:
savor
definition 3: to consume a small amount of food or drink; sample.
I tasted while I was at the party, but I didn't really eat.
synonyms:
nibble, sip
Word CombinationsSubscriber feature About this feature
 
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act of tasting food or drink.
My first taste of beer was not a pleasant experience.
similar words:
assignment, bite, sip
definition 2: the sense that enables one to perceive flavors.
Taste is often altered when you have a cold or the flu.
definition 3: a type of flavor or the particular flavor of something.
Sweetness is a taste that most children enjoy.These candies have an orange taste to them.I don't like the taste of some spices.
definition 4: a small portion for tasting.
She gave me a taste of the soup.
synonyms:
bite, morsel, mouthful, nibble, nip, sip, spoonful, tidbit
similar words:
bit, crumb, dab, dribble, drip, drop, piece, sample, slice
definition 5: a first or brief experience.
They'd been in business for ten years before they had a taste of success.
similar words:
crumb, dribble, introduction, nibble, sample, sampling, whet
definition 6: one's personal preferences, collectively, esp. with regard to things like music, clothing, furnishings, art, and the like.
They have a beautiful apartment, but it doesn't really suit my taste since it's so old-fashioned.Your taste in clothes is so conservative!These abstract sculptures are just not my taste.She and I have very different taste in music.
definition 7: a personal liking.
She has a taste for adventure that I don't share.
synonyms:
appetite, gusto, hunger, relish, thirst, zest
antonyms:
antipathy, dislike, distaste
similar words:
craving, fondness, inclination, liking, partiality, weakness, yearning, yen
definition 8: the ability to discern what is beautiful and harmonious.
Her choices of furniture and paintings showed that she had taste.
synonyms:
culture, discernment, refinement, sophistication
similar words:
chic, delicacy, discrimination, elegance, fineness, polish, style
definition 9: sense of what is appropriate or correct.
His joke showed very bad taste in light of the sad occasion.
synonyms:
decorum, delicacy, grace, manners, politesse, propriety
similar words:
breeding, dignity, diplomacy, finesse, restraint, tact
Word CombinationsSubscriber feature About this feature
Word Explorer
See
  drink, food, nerve, organ, sense