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Noun
S:
(n)
slap
,
smack
(a blow from a flat object (as an open hand))
S:
(n)
relish
,
flavor
,
flavour
,
sapidity
,
savor
,
savour
,
smack
,
nip
,
tang
(the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
S:
(n)
lemon
(a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons)
S:
(n)
vanilla
(a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
taste
,
taste sensation
,
gustatory sensation
,
taste perception
,
gustatory perception
(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"
S:
(n)
relish
,
flavor
,
flavour
,
sapidity
,
savor
,
savour
,
smack
,
nip
,
tang
(the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)
S:
(n)
sweet
,
sweetness
,
sugariness
(the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth)
S:
(n)
sour
,
sourness
,
tartness
(the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth)
S:
(n)
bitter
,
bitterness
(the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth)
S:
(n)
salt
,
saltiness
,
salinity
(the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth)
S:
(n)
astringency
,
astringence
(a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker)
S:
(n)
finish
((wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed))
"the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish"
S:
(n)
flatness
(a deficiency in flavor)
"it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils"
S:
(n)
mellowness
(a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor)
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
smack
(a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast)
S:
(n)
big H
,
hell dust
,
nose drops
,
smack
,
thunder
,
skag
,
scag
(street names for heroin)
S:
(n)
smack
,
smooch
(an enthusiastic kiss)
S:
(n)
smack
,
smacking
,
slap
(the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand)
Verb
S:
(v)
smack
,
thwack
(deliver a hard blow to)
"The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
S:
(v)
smack
,
reek
,
smell
(have an element suggestive (of something))
"his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
S:
(v)
smack
,
taste
(have a distinctive or characteristic taste)
"This tastes of nutmeg"
S:
(v)
smack
,
peck
(kiss lightly)
S:
(v)
smack
(press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating)
Adverb
S:
(adv)
bang
,
slap
,
slapdash
,
smack
,
bolt
(directly)
"he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"