Savor

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  • noun. A specific taste or smell.
  • noun. The quality of something that is perceived as taste or smell.
  • noun. A distinctive quality or characteristic.
  • intransitive verb. To have a particular taste or smell.
  • intransitive verb. To exhibit a specified quality or characteristic; smack.
  • intransitive verb. To taste or smell, especially with pleasure.
  • intransitive verb. To appreciate fully; enjoy or relish.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To taste or smell; have a taste, flavor, or odor (of some particular kind or quality).
  • To have a bad odor; stink.
  • To have or exhibit a peculiar quality or characteristic; partake of the nature; smack: followed by of: as, his answers savor of insolence.
  • To perceive by taste or smell; smell; hence, to discern; note; perceive.
  • To exhibit the characteristics of; partake of the nature of; indicate the presence of; have the flavor or quality of.
  • To care for; relish; take pleasure in; enjoy; like.
  • To please; give pleasure or satisfaction to; suit.
  • To give savor or flavor to; season.
  • noun. Taste; flavor; relish; power or quality that affects the palate: as, food with a pleasant savor.
  • noun. Odor; smell.
  • noun. An odorous substance; a perfume.
  • noun. Characteristic property; distinctive flavor or quality.
  • noun. Name; repute; reputation; character.
  • noun. Sense of smell; power to scent or perceive.
  • noun. Pleasure; delight.
  • noun. Synonyms Flavor, Smack, etc. See taste.
  • noun. Scent, Fragrance, etc. See smell.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To have a particular smell or taste; -- with of.
  • intransitive verb. To partake of the quality or nature; to indicate the presence or influence; to smack; -- with of.
  • intransitive verb. To use the sense of taste.
  • transitive verb. To perceive by the smell or the taste; hence, to perceive; to note.
  • transitive verb. To have the flavor or quality of; to indicate the presence of.
  • transitive verb. To taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in; to relish; to like; to favor.
  • noun. That property of a thing which affects the organs of taste or smell; taste and odor; flavor; relish; scent.
  • noun. Hence, specific flavor or quality; characteristic property; distinctive temper, tinge, taint, and the like.
  • noun. Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent.
  • noun. Pleasure; delight; attractiveness.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. to possess a particular taste or smell, or a distinctive quality
  • verb. to appreciate, enjoy or relish something
  • noun. the specific taste or smell of something
  • noun. a distinctive sensation
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. give taste to
  • verb. taste appreciatively
  • noun. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
  • verb. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
  • verb. have flavor; taste of something
  • Word Usage
    "Though the film never amounts to much, there are a number of wry, memorable moments to savor from the movie."
    cross-reference
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    flavor  flavour  season  taste  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Laver  aver  baver  braver  caver  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-form
    savored  savoring  savors