taste
     n 1: 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" [syn: {taste
          sensation}, {gustatory sensation}, {taste perception}, {gustatory
          perception}]
     2: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature";
        "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: {preference},
         {penchant}, {predilection}]
     3: 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" [syn: {appreciation}, {discernment}, {perceptiveness}]
     4: a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on
        the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of
        independence"
     5: a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like
        it" [syn: {mouthful}]
     6: the faculty of taste; "his cold deprived him of his sense of
        taste" [syn: {gustation}, {sense of taste}, {gustatory
        modality}]
     7: a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the
        taste buds; "a wine tasting" [syn: {tasting}]
     v 1: have flavor; taste of something [syn: {savor}, {savour}]
     2: take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the
        regional dishes" [syn: {sample}, {try}, {try out}]
     3: perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"
     4: have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of
        nutmeg" [syn: {smack}]
     5: distinguish flavors; "We tasted wines last night"
     6: experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly
        before she died"
Source: WordNet® 2.0

taste [primarily MIT] n. 1. The quality in a program that tends to be
   inversely proportional to the number of features, hacks, and kluges
   programmed into it. Also `tasty', `tasteful', `tastefulness'. "This
   feature comes in N tasty flavors." Although `tasty' and `flavorful' are
   essentially synonyms, `taste' and {flavor} are not. Taste refers to
   sound judgment on the part of the creator; a program or feature can
   _exhibit_ taste but cannot _have_ taste. On the other hand, a feature
   can have {flavor}. Also, {flavor} has the additional meaning of `kind'
   or `variety' not shared by `taste'. The marked sense of {flavor} is more
   popular than `taste', though both are widely used. See also {elegant}.
   2. Alt. sp. of {tayste}.


Source: The Jargon File