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- 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
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| 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
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| definition 3: |
to experience, esp. for the first time or in small amounts.
He longs to taste freedom.- synonyms:
- enjoy
- similar words:
- experience, feel, know, partake, relish, sample, try
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| related words: |
lick, see |
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| 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
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| definition 2: |
to have a specified flavor.
The sauce tastes bitter.- synonyms:
- savor
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| 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
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| definition 4: |
to experience.
She wanted to taste of life in the big city.- synonyms:
- know
- similar words:
- enjoy, partake
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| 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
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| 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 small portion tasted.
She had 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
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| definition 4: |
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
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| definition 5: |
a personal liking.
She has a taste for adventure.- synonyms:
- appetite, gusto, hunger, relish, thirst, zest
- antonyms:
- antipathy, dislike, distaste
- similar words:
- craving, fondness, inclination, liking, partiality, weakness, yearning, yen
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| definition 6: |
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
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| definition 7: |
the sense of what is appropriate or correct.
His joke showed bad taste.- synonyms:
- decorum, delicacy, grace, manners, politesse, propriety
- similar words:
- breeding, dignity, diplomacy, finesse, restraint, tact
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| related words: |
civilization, fancy, flair, lick, love, morsel, nip, tang |
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