| season | | |
| n. (time) | 1. season | a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field.; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season" |
| ~ period, period of time, time period | an amount of time.; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| ~ growing season | the season during which a crop grows best. |
| ~ seedtime | the time during which seeds should be planted. |
| ~ sheepshearing | the time or season when sheep are sheared. |
| ~ holiday season | a time when many people take holidays. |
| ~ high season, peak season | the season when travel is most active and rates are highest.; "they traveled to Europe in high season" |
| ~ off-season | the season when travel is least active and rates are lowest. |
| ~ preseason | a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation. |
| ~ baseball season | the season when baseball is played. |
| ~ basketball season | the season when basketball is played. |
| ~ exhibition season | the time before the regular games begin when football or baseball teams play practice games. |
| ~ fishing season | the season during which it is legal to catch fish. |
| ~ football season | the season when football is played. |
| ~ hockey season | the season when hockey is played. |
| ~ hunting season | the season during which it is legal to kill a particular species. |
| ~ social season | the season for major social events. |
| ~ theatrical season | the season when new plays are produced. |
| ~ whitsun, whitsuntide, whitweek | Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days). |
| n. (time) | 2. season, time of year | one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions.; "the regular sequence of the seasons" |
| ~ harvest time, harvest | the season for gathering crops. |
| ~ haying time, haying | the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder. |
| ~ period, period of time, time period | an amount of time.; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| ~ year | the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun.; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days" |
| ~ autumn, fall | the season when the leaves fall from the trees.; "in the fall of 1973" |
| ~ spring, springtime | the season of growth.; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year" |
| ~ summer, summertime | the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox.; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore" |
| ~ winter, wintertime | the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox. |
| ~ rainy season | one of the two seasons in tropical climates. |
| ~ dry season | one of the two seasons in tropical climates. |
| n. (time) | 3. season | a recurrent time marked by major holidays.; "it was the Christmas season" |
| ~ period, period of time, time period | an amount of time.; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| ~ michaelmastide | the season of Michaelmas. |
| ~ lammastide | the season of Lammas. |
| ~ eastertide | the Easter season. |
| ~ twelfthtide | the season of Epiphany. |
| ~ allhallowtide | the season of All Saints' Day. |
| ~ christmas, christmastide, christmastime, noel, yule, yuletide | period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6. |
| ~ advent | the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas. |
| ~ shrovetide | immediately preceding Lent. |
| ~ lent, lententide | a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday. |
| v. (perception) | 4. flavor, flavour, season | lend flavor to.; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ sauce | dress (food) with a relish. |
| ~ curry | season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking. |
| ~ resinate | impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to.; "Greek wines are often resinated" |
| ~ spice up, zest, spice | add herbs or spices to. |
| ~ savour, savor | give taste to. |
| ~ savour, taste, savor | have flavor; taste of something. |
| ~ salt | add salt to. |
| v. (change) | 5. harden, season | make fit.; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller" |
| ~ toughen | make tough or tougher.; "This experience will toughen her" |
| v. (change) | 6. mollify, season, temper | make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate.; "she tempered her criticism" |
| ~ weaken | lessen the strength of.; "The fever weakened his body" |
| savory | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. savory | any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees. |
| ~ herb, herbaceous plant | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests. |
| ~ genus satureia, genus satureja, satureia, satureja | savory. |
| ~ satureia hortensis, satureja hortensis, summer savory | erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere. |
| ~ satureia montana, satureja montana, winter savory | erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe. |
| n. (plant) | 2. micromeria juliana, savory | dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions. |
| ~ herb, herbaceous plant | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests. |
| ~ genus micromeria, micromeria | large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs. |
| n. (food) | 3. savory, savoury | either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family. |
| ~ herb | aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities. |
| ~ summer savoury, summer savory | herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses. |
| ~ winter savoury, winter savory | resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf. |
| n. (food) | 4. savory, savoury | an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre. |
| ~ dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat, delicacy | something considered choice to eat. |
| adj. | 5. savory, savoury | morally wholesome or acceptable.; "a past that was scarcely savory" |
| adj. | 6. piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty | having an agreeably pungent taste. |
| ~ tasty | pleasing to the sense of taste.; "a tasty morsel" |
| adj. | 7. mouth-watering, savory, savoury | pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| ~ appetising, appetizing | appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma. |
| tasty | | |
| adj. | 1. tasty | pleasing to the sense of taste.; "a tasty morsel" |
| ~ appetising, appetizing | appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma. |
| ~ salty | containing or filled with salt.; "salt water" |
| ~ palatable, toothsome | acceptable to the taste or mind.; "palatable food"; "a palatable solution to the problem" |
| ~ sweet | having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar. |
| ~ sour | having a sharp biting taste. |
| ~ acid-tasting, sour-tasting | having a sour acidic taste. |
| ~ ambrosial, nectarous, ambrosian | extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant.; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food" |
| ~ bitter | causing a sharp and acrid taste experience.; "quinine is bitter" |
| ~ bitterish, sharp-tasting | somewhat bitter. |
| ~ semisweet, bittersweet | having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness. |
| ~ choice | appealing to refined taste.; "choice wine" |
| ~ dainty | especially pleasing to the taste.; "a dainty dish to set before a kind" |
| ~ delectable, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, yummy, delicious, luscious, toothsome | extremely pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| ~ flavorful, flavorous, flavorsome, flavourful, flavourous, flavoursome, sapid, saporous | full of flavor. |
| ~ fruity | tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit. |
| ~ full-bodied, racy, robust, rich | marked by richness and fullness of flavor.; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" |
| ~ peppery | having the piquant burning taste of peppers.; "corn chips with peppery salsa" |
| ~ gingery | having a taste like that of ginger. |
| ~ spicy, hot | producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves.; "hot salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot" |
| ~ grapey, grapy | having a taste like that of grapes.; "a grapey wine" |
| ~ mild-tasting | having a mild taste. |
| ~ nippy | a sharp biting taste.; "a nippy cheese" |
| ~ nutlike, nutty | having the flavor of nuts.; "a nutty sherry" |
| ~ piquant, spicy, zesty, savory, savoury | having an agreeably pungent taste. |
| ~ acrid, pungent | strong and sharp.; "the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber" |
| ~ salty | one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water. |
| ~ smoky | tasting of smoke.; "smoky sausages" |
| ~ sour | one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons. |
| ~ strong-flavored | having a strong taste. |
| ~ winey, winy | having the taste of wine.; "a rich winy taste" |
| flavour | | |
| n. (state) | 1. feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tone | the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people.; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" |
| ~ ambiance, ambience, atmosphere | a particular environment or surrounding influence.; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" |
| ~ hollywood | a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry.; "some people in publishing think of theirs as a glamorous medium so they copy the glitter of Hollywood" |
| ~ zeitgeist | the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. flavor, flavour | (physics) the six kinds of quarks. |
| ~ kind, sort, form, variety | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" |
| ~ charm | (physics) one of the six flavors of quark. |
| ~ strangeness | (physics) one of the six flavors of quark. |
| ~ high-energy physics, high energy physics, particle physics | the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang | the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth. |
| ~ gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation | the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus.; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" |
| ~ lemon | a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons. |
| ~ vanilla | a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans. |
| taste | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation | the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus.; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" |
| ~ aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression | an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation.; "a sensation of touch" |
| ~ sapidity, savor, savour, flavor, smack, flavour, nip, relish, tang | the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth. |
| ~ sugariness, sweetness, sweet | the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth. |
| ~ sourness, tartness, sour | the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth. |
| ~ bitter, bitterness | the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth. |
| ~ salinity, saltiness, salt | the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth. |
| ~ astringence, astringency | a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker. |
| ~ finish | (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed).; "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish" |
| ~ flatness | a deficiency in flavor.; "it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils" |
| ~ mellowness | a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor. |
| n. (feeling) | 2. penchant, predilection, preference, taste | a strong liking.; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" |
| ~ liking | a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment.; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" |
| ~ acquired taste | a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience.; "martinis are an acquired taste" |
| ~ weakness | a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you.; "he has a weakness for chocolate" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness, taste | delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values).; "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" |
| ~ discrimination, secernment | the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished. |
| ~ connoisseurship, vertu, virtu | love of or taste for fine objects of art. |
| ~ vogue, style, trend | the popular taste at a given time.; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own" |
| ~ delicacy, discretion | refined taste; tact. |
| ~ culture | the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group. |
| n. (event) | 4. taste | a brief experience of something.; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence" |
| ~ experience | an event as apprehended.; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" |
| n. (food) | 5. mouthful, taste | a small amount eaten or drunk.; "take a taste--you'll like it" |
| ~ helping, serving, portion | an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal.; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" |
| ~ bite, morsel, bit | a small amount of solid food; a mouthful.; "all they had left was a bit of bread" |
| ~ sup, swallow | a small amount of liquid food.; "a sup of ale" |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| n. (cognition) | 6. gustation, gustatory modality, sense of taste, taste | the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth.; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste" |
| ~ sense modality, sensory system, modality | a particular sense. |
| ~ exteroception | sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body. |
| n. (act) | 7. taste, tasting | a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds.; "a wine tasting" |
| ~ sensing, perception | becoming aware of something via the senses. |
| v. (perception) | 8. savor, savour, taste | have flavor; taste of something. |
| ~ smack, taste | have a distinctive or characteristic taste.; "This tastes of nutmeg" |
| v. (perception) | 9. taste | perceive by the sense of taste.; "Can you taste the garlic?" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ savor, savour | taste appreciatively.; "savor the soup" |
| v. (consumption) | 10. sample, taste, try, try out | take a sample of.; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" |
| ~ ingest, consume, have, take in, take | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| ~ degust | taste with relish.; "degust this wonderful soup" |
| v. (perception) | 11. smack, taste | have a distinctive or characteristic taste.; "This tastes of nutmeg" |
| ~ savour, taste, savor | have flavor; taste of something. |
| v. (perception) | 12. taste | distinguish flavors.; "We tasted wines last night" |
| ~ identify | consider to be equal or the same.; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" |
| ~ taste | perceive by the sense of taste.; "Can you taste the garlic?" |
| v. (cognition) | 13. taste | experience briefly.; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died" |
| ~ experience, know, live | have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations.; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" |
Recent comments
2 weeks 4 days ago
6 weeks 5 days ago
8 weeks 1 day ago
23 weeks 3 days ago
23 weeks 3 days ago
23 weeks 3 days ago
24 weeks 1 day ago
28 weeks 2 days ago
29 weeks 1 day ago
30 weeks 11 hours ago