palate

  • 21palate — pal|ate [ pælət ] noun count 1. ) the inside upper part of your mouth. The front, harder part is the hard palate, and the back, softer part is the soft palate. 2. ) the ability to taste and judge the flavors in food and drinks …

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  • 22palate — n 1. roof of the mouth, soft palate, hard palate, pharynx, epiglottis. 2. taste, Fr. gout. appetite, tongue, stomach, taste buds. 3. appreciation, liking, enjoyment; zest, gusto, enthusiasm, relish, delight …

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  • 23palate — n. the roof of the mouth, which separates the mouth from the nasal cavity and consists of two portions. The hard palate, at the front of the mouth, is formed by processes of the maxillae and palatine bones and is covered by mucous membrane. The… …

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  • 24palate — /ˈpælət / (say paluht) noun 1. the roof of the mouth, consisting of bone (hard palate) in front and of a fleshy structure (soft palate) at the back. 2. this part of the mouth considered (popularly but erroneously) as the organ of taste. 3. the… …

  • 25palate — The roof of the mouth. The front portion is bony (hard palate), and the back portion is muscular (soft palate) …

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  • 26palate — вкус palate fullness полнота вкуса to have a delicate palate иметь тонкий вкус …

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  • 27palate — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin palatum Date: 14th century 1. the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity 2. a. a usually intellectual taste or liking < too ornate for my palate > b. the sense of taste …

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  • 28palate —  , palette, pallet  Palate has to do with the mouth and taste.  Palette is the board used by artists. Pallet is a mattress, a machine part, or the wooden platform on which freight is stood …

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  • 29palate bone — n PALATINE BONE * * * palatine bone os palatinum …

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  • 30palate, palette, pallet —    Palate has to do with the mouth and taste. Palette is the board used by artists. Pallet is a mattress, a machine part, or a wooden platform on which freight is placed …

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