taste
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,129 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,249 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- To perceive flavor through the mouth.
taste in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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From the waist up was more latitude of personal taste.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1
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Bernard cares not to eat, but delights only in the taste of fresh water.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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And yet, my little squirrel, Your taste is not so bad; You’ve swallowed Caird completely And psychologic Ladd.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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Fagging at Harrow--which varies slightly in different houses--is hard or easy according to the taste and fancy of the fag's master.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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When Molly was home from school, they lived together simply and quietly in the small house which Molly's taste made so comfortable.
The Intrusion of Jimmy · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1