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Meaning of taste

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  taste
      n 1: 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 him with
           a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" [syn:
           {taste}, {taste sensation}, {gustatory sensation}, {taste
           perception}, {gustatory perception}]
      2: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature";
         "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: {preference},
         {penchant}, {predilection}, {taste}]
      3: delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values);
         "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid
         success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in
         bad taste" [syn: {taste}, {appreciation}, {discernment},
         {perceptiveness}]
      4: a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on
         the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"
      5: a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it"
         [syn: {taste}, {mouthful}]
      6: the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty
         properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of his sense
         of taste" [syn: {taste}, {gustation}, {sense of taste},
         {gustatory modality}]
      7: a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the
         taste buds; "a wine tasting" [syn: {taste}, {tasting}]
      v 1: have flavor; taste of something [syn: {taste}, {savor},
           {savour}]
      2: perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"
      3: take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the
         regional dishes" [syn: {sample}, {try}, {try out}, {taste}]
      4: have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of
         nutmeg" [syn: {smack}, {taste}]
      5: distinguish flavors; "We tasted wines last night"
      6: experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly
         before she died"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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