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taste

vbtast*ed  tast*ing vt  :  to ascertain the flavor of by taking a little into the mouth vi  :  to have a specific flavor <the milk s sour> 
n 1  :  the one of the special senses that is concerned with distinguishing the sweet, sour, bitter, or salty quality of a dissolved substance and is mediated by taste buds on the tongue  2  :  the objective sweet, sour, bitter, or salty quality of a dissolved substance as perceived by the sense of taste  3  :  a sensation obtained from a substance in the mouth that is typically produced by the stimulation of the sense of taste combined with those of touch and smell  :  FLAVOR .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  de·cid·ua   diacid  dissd  DSD 

 
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