| noun | a small amount (especially of food or wine) |
| noun | a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds “a wine tasting” |
| noun | taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality “cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most” |
| verb | have flavor; taste of something |
| verb | perceive by the sense of taste “Can you taste the garlic?” |
| verb | take a sample of “Try these new crackers” |
| verb | have a distinctive or characteristic taste “This tastes of nutmeg” |
| verb | distinguish flavors “We tasted wines last night” |
| verb | experience briefly “The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died” |
| taste | verb | take a sample of |
| savor | verb | taste appreciatively |
| savour | verb | taste appreciatively |
| degust | verb | taste with relish |
| taste | noun | a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds |
| savor | noun | the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth |
| savour | noun | the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth |
| tasting | noun | a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds |
| sample | noun | a small part of something intended as representative of the whole |
| sampler | noun | someone who samples food or drink for its quality |
| trier | noun | one who tries |
| trial | noun | trying something to find out about it |
| tryout | noun | trying something to find out about it |
| taster | noun | someone who samples food or drink for its quality |
| smack | noun | the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth |