Sense+of+taste

  • 11Sense — Senses are the physiological methods of perception. The senses and their operation, classification, and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields, most notably neuroscience, cognitive psychology (or cognitive science), and… …

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  • 12taste — I n. appreciation sense of what is proper 1) to acquire, cultivate, develop a taste 2) to demonstrate, display, show (a) taste 3) (an) acquired; artistic; bad; discriminating; elegant, excellent, exquisite; good taste (it is bad taste to ignore… …

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  • 13taste — {{11}}taste (n.) c.1300, act of tasting, from O.Fr. tast (Mod.Fr. tát), from taster (see TASTE (Cf. taste) (v.)). Meaning faculty or sense by which flavor of a thing is discerned is attested from late 14c. Meaning savor, sapidity, flavor is from… …

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  • 14taste — taste1 W2S2 [teıst] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(what you like)¦ 3¦(judgment)¦ 4¦(what is acceptable/not offensive)¦ 5¦(experience)¦ 6¦(feeling)¦ 7 ... to taste ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(FOOD)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15taste — I. verb (tasted; tasting) Etymology: Middle English, to touch, test, taste, from Anglo French taster, from Vulgar Latin *taxitare, frequentative of Latin taxare to touch, feel more at tax Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to become acquainted …

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  • 16taste — 1 /teIst/ noun 1 FOOD (singular, uncountable) the special feeling that is produced by a particular food or drink when you put it in your mouth: Sugar has a sweet taste. | Has the milk gone sour? It s got a funny taste. | the strong taste of the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17taste — I UK [teɪst] / US noun Word forms taste : singular taste plural tastes *** 1) [countable/uncountable] the flavour that something creates in your mouth when you eat or drink it I love the taste of chocolate. This peach has a sweeter taste than… …

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  • 18taste — taste1 [ teıst ] noun *** ▸ 1 flavor ▸ 2 ability to judge if good ▸ 3 types of thing you like ▸ 4 short experience of something ▸ 5 feeling from experience ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount the flavor that something creates in your mouth when you …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19taste — [[t]te͟ɪst[/t]] ♦♦ tastes, tasting, tasted 1) N UNCOUNT Taste is one of the five senses that people have. When you have food or drink in your mouth, your sense of taste makes it possible for you to recognize what it is. ...a keen sense of taste.… …

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  • 20taste bud — noun an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue • Syn: ↑tastebud, ↑gustatory organ • Hypernyms: ↑chemoreceptor • Part Holonyms: ↑tongue, ↑lingua, ↑ …

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