backsliding lapse lapsing relapse relapsing reversion reverting | a failure to maintain a higher state |
oversight lapse | a mistake resulting from inattention |
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 |
lapse | a break or intermission in the occurrence of something, a lapse of three weeks between letters |
relapse lapse recidivate regress retrogress fall back | go back to bad behavior, Those who recidivate are often minor criminals |
lapse backslide | drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards |
lapse | end, at least for a long time, The correspondence lapsed |
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 |
sink pass lapse | pass into a specified state or condition, He sank into nirvana |
elapse lapse pass slip by glide by slip away go by slide by go along | pass by, three years elapsed |
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 |
lapse | let slip, He lapsed his membership |
in good taste(p) | satisfying generally accepted social or esthetic standards |