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taste

noun
  1. delicate discrimination, especially of aesthetic values
    “Arrogance and lack of taste don't often lead to rapid success in life.”
    appreciation
  2. a brief experience of something
    “I got a taste of life on the wild side in the big city.”
  3. a strong liking
    preferencepredilectionpenchant
  4. a small amount eaten or drunk
    “take a taste--you'll like it”
    mouthful
  5. a kind of sensing
    “distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds”
    tasting
  6. the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
    “My cold deprived me of my sense of taste.”
    gustationsense of tastegustatory modality
  7. 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 them with a bad taste.”
    taste sensationgustatory sensationtaste perceptiongustatory perception
verb
  1. experience briefly
    “The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before they died.”
  2. take a sample of
    try
  3. perceive by the sense of taste
    “Can you taste the garlic?”
  4. distinguish flavors
    “We tasted wines last night”
  5. have flavor
    “taste of something”
    savorsavour
  6. have a distinctive or characteristic taste
    “This tastes of nutmeg”
    smack