| flavor | | |
| 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, 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. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. 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. |
| 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. |
| temper | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. irritation, pique, temper | a sudden outburst of anger.; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" |
| ~ vexation, annoyance, chafe | anger produced by some annoying irritation. |
| n. (feeling) | 2. humor, humour, mood, temper | a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling.; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ peeve | an annoyed or irritated mood. |
| ~ sulk, sulkiness | a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal.; "stayed home in a sulk" |
| ~ amiability, good humor, good humour, good temper | a cheerful and agreeable mood. |
| ~ ill humor, ill humour, distemper | an angry and disagreeable mood. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness, temper | a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger.; "his temper was well known to all his employees" |
| ~ ill nature | a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition. |
| ~ querulousness | the quality of being given to complaining. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. temper, toughness | the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking. |
| ~ elasticity, snap | the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed.; "the waistband had lost its snap" |
| v. (change) | 5. anneal, normalize, temper | bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling.; "temper glass" |
| ~ harden, indurate | make hard or harder.; "The cold hardened the butter" |
| v. (change) | 6. harden, temper | harden by reheating and cooling in oil.; "temper steel" |
| ~ modify | make less severe or harsh or extreme.; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" |
| v. (change) | 7. temper | adjust the pitch (of pianos). |
| ~ adjust, correct, set | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
| v. (change) | 8. 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" |
| v. (change) | 9. chasten, moderate, temper | restrain. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| mix in | | |
| v. (change) | 1. blend in, mix in | cause (something) to be mixed with (something else).; "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" |
| ~ coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, commingle, merge, blend, flux, meld, combine | mix together different elements.; "The colors blend well" |
| ~ cut in | mix in with cutting motions. |
| v. (change) | 2. mix, mix in | add as an additional element or part.; "mix water into the drink" |
| ~ add | make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of.; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
| ~ dash | add an enlivening or altering element to.; "blue paint dashed with white" |
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