Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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delicacy | Yes | No | No | No |
taste | Yes | No | Yes | No |
delicacy (noun) | taste (noun) |
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the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance | a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds |
subtly skillful handling of a situation | delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) |
lack of physical strength | the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus |
slenderness | the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth |
lightness in movement or manner | a brief experience of something |
refined taste; tact | a strong liking |
something considered choice to eat | a small amount eaten or drunk |
delicacy (verb) | taste (verb) |
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experience briefly | |
take a sample of | |
perceive by the sense of taste | |
distinguish flavors | |
have flavor; taste of something | |
have a distinctive or characteristic taste |