| palate |
the sense of taste. [1/2 definitions] |
| pepper |
a hollow fruit that varies in size, shape, and color. Peppers can have either a hot or sweet taste. They are eaten as a vegetable or used to season other foods. [1/4 definitions] |
| pistachio |
a green nut with a tan shell that is sometimes dyed red. Pistachios have a sweet taste. [1/2 definitions] |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| rank2 |
having a strong and very bad smell or taste. [1/3 definitions] |
| saliva |
a liquid produced by glands in the mouth that helps us to chew and digest food. Saliva has no color or taste. |
| salty |
having the taste of salt. |
| seasoning |
something that is added to food to make it taste better. Salt, herbs, and spices are seasonings. |
| sense |
any of five ways to understand or experience one's surroundings. The senses are touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing. [1/9 definitions] |
| sense organ |
a part of the body that takes in information and sends it to the brain. The eyes and the taste buds are sense organs. |
| sensitive |
able to smell, hear, taste, feel, or see very well. [1/4 definitions] |
| sharp |
biting to the sense of taste or smell. [1/10 definitions] |
| sour |
having a tart or acid taste like lemon juice or vinegar. [2/7 definitions] |
| spice |
a plant substance with a quite unique smell or taste. Spices are used to flavor food and drink. [1/4 definitions] |
| square |
(informal) one who is old-fashioned in his or her taste or afraid to have fun. [1/22 definitions] |
| stale |
having lost its taste or moisture; not fresh. [1/2 definitions] |
| strong |
having a bad or powerful taste or smell. [1/7 definitions] |
| sweet |
having a taste like that of sugar or honey; not bitter, salty, or sour. [2/7 definitions] |
| sweeten |
to cause to be sweet or sweeter in taste. [1/2 definitions] |
| sweet potato |
an orange plant root that is eaten as a vegetable. A sweet potato looks like an orange potato, but the two plants are not closely related. Sweet potatoes usually have a sweet taste when they are cooked. |
| tart1 |
sour or acid in taste; sharp; biting. |