n. 25B6; noun
a distinctive sharp taste : FLAVOUR, savour, relish, tang, smack.
a taste of brandy : MOUTHFUL, drop, bit, sip, nip, swallow, touch, soupçon, dash, modicum.
it's too sweet for my taste : PALATE, taste buds, appetite, stomach.
a taste for adventure : LIKING, love, fondness, fancy, desire, preference, penchant, predilection, inclination, partiality; hankering, appetite, hunger, thirst, relish.
my first taste of prison : EXPERIENCE, impression; exposure to, contact with, involvement with.
the house was furnished with taste : JUDGEMENT, discrimination, discernment, tastefulness, refinement, finesse, elegance, grace, style.
the photo was rejected on grounds of taste : DECORUM, propriety, etiquette, politeness, delicacy, nicety, sensitivity, discretion, tastefulness.
gustative, gustatory.
dislike.
25B6; verb
Adam tasted the wine : SAMPLE, test, try, savour; sip, sup.
he could taste blood : PERCEIVE, discern, make out, distinguish.
a beer that tasted of cashews : HAVE A FLAVOUR, savour, smack, be reminiscent; suggest.
it'll be good to taste real coffee again : CONSUME, drink, partake of; eat, devour.
he tasted defeat : EXPERIENCE, encounter, come face to face with, come up against, undergo; know.