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• “taste of something“

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• savor the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth ; derive or receive pleasure from; have flavor; taste appreciatively; give taste to
• savour the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth ; have flavor; give taste to ; taste appreciatively; derive or receive pleasure from

• “Can you taste the garlic?“

• “Try these new crackers“
• “Sample the regional dishes“

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• sample take a sample of; a small part of something intended as representative of the whole ; items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population ; all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
• try earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; make an effort or attempt; put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; take a sample of; examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; give pain or trouble to; test the limits of; melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
• try out put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; try something new, as in order to gain experience; perform in order to get a role; take a sample of

• “This tastes of nutmeg“

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• smack directly; deliver a hard blow to; have an element suggestive (of something); have a distinctive or characteristic taste; kiss lightly ; press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating ; a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) ; the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth ; a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast ; street names for heroin ; an enthusiastic kiss ; the act of smacking something

• “We tasted wines last night“

• “The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died“

• “the candy left him with a bad taste“
• “the melon had a delicious taste“

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• taste sensation the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
• gustatory sensation the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
• taste perception the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
• gustatory perception the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

• “my own preference is for good literature“
• “the Irish have a penchant for blarney“

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• preference a strong liking; a predisposition in favor of something; the right or chance to choose; grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
• penchant a strong liking
• predilection a predisposition in favor of something; a strong liking

• “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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• appreciation understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); an expression of gratitude; a favorable judgment; an increase in price or value
• discernment the cognitive condition of someone who understands; delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); perception of that which is obscure ; the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations ; the trait of judging wisely and objectively
• perceptiveness a feeling of understanding ; delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); perception of that which is obscure ; the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding

• “he got a taste of life on the wild side“
• “she enjoyed her brief taste of independence“

• “take a taste–you’ll like it“

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• mouthful the quantity that can be held in the mouth ; a small amount eaten or drunk

• “his cold deprived him of his sense of taste“

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• gustation the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
• sense of taste the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
• gustatory modality the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

• “distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds“
• “a wine tasting“

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• tasting a small amount (especially of food or wine) ; a kind of sensing; taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality