taste
tasting | a kind of sensing, distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds, a wine tasting |
| taste property | a property appreciated via the sense of taste |
tastebud
taste bud
gustatory organ | an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue |
taste cell
gustatory cell | an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve |
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 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 |
| 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 |
preference
penchant
predilection
taste | a strong liking, my own preference is for good literature, the Irish have a penchant for blarney |
| acquired taste | a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience, martinis are an acquired taste |
taste
mouthful | a small amount eaten or drunk, take a taste--you'll like it |
taster
taste tester
taste-tester
sampler | someone who samples food or drink for its quality |
trend-setter
taste-maker
fashion arbiter | someone who popularizes a new fashion |
| taste | experience briefly, The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died |
sample
try
try out
taste | take a sample of, Try these new crackers, Sample the regional dishes |
| taste | perceive by the sense of taste, Can you taste the garlic? |
| taste | distinguish flavors, We tasted wines last night |
| taste savor savour | have flavor, taste of something |
| smack taste c | have a distinctive or characteristic taste, This tastes of nutmeg |
| change taste | alter the flavor of |
game
gamy
gamey
gritty
mettlesome
spirited
spunky | willing to face danger |
| in good taste(p) | satisfying generally accepted social or esthetic standards |
gamey
gamy
high | (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted |
blue
gamy
gamey
juicy naughty
racy
risque
spicy | suggestive of sexual impropriety, a blue movie, blue jokes, he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details, a juicy scandal, a naughty wink, naughty words, racy anecdotes, a risque story, spicy gossip |