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Words with a similar base: sense_of_taste, taste, taste_perception, taste_sensation

'taste'

[taste.n.01] as in: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

Examples:
the candy left him with a bad taste
the melon had a delicious taste

'taste'

[preference.n.01] as in: a strong liking

Examples:
my own preference is for good literature
the Irish have a penchant for blarney

'taste'

[taste.n.03] as in: delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)

Examples:
arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste

'taste'

[taste.n.04] as in: a brief experience of something

Examples:
he got a taste of life on the wild side
she enjoyed her brief taste of independence

'taste'

[taste.n.05] as in: a small amount eaten or drunk

Examples:
take a taste--you'll like it

'taste'

[taste.n.06] as in: the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

Examples:
his cold deprived him of his sense of taste

'taste'

[taste.n.07] as in: a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds

Examples:
a wine tasting

'taste'

[taste.v.01] as in: have flavor; taste of something

'taste'

[taste.v.02] as in: perceive by the sense of taste

Examples:
Can you taste the garlic?

'taste'

[sample.v.01] as in: take a sample of

Examples:
Try these new crackers
Sample the regional dishes

'taste'

[smack.v.03] as in: have a distinctive or characteristic taste

Examples:
This tastes of nutmeg

'taste'

[taste.v.05] as in: distinguish flavors

Examples:
We tasted wines last night

'taste'

[taste.v.06] as in: experience briefly

Examples:
The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died

Origins

					taste (English)
└── tasten (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── taster (Old French (842-ca. 1400))