The difference between Relish and Taste

When used as nouns, relish means a pleasing taste, whereas taste means one of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals.

When used as verbs, relish means to taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of, whereas taste means to sample the flavor of something orally.

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  1. Relish as a noun:

    A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.

  2. Relish as a noun:

    Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.

  3. Relish as a noun:

    A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.

  4. Relish as a noun:

    A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.

  5. Relish as a noun:

    In a wooden frame, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.

  6. Relish as a noun:

    Something that is greatly liked or savoured.

  1. Relish as a verb (transitive):

    To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of

  2. Relish as a verb (transitive):

    to take great pleasure in.

    Examples:

    "He relishes their time together."

    "I don't relish the idea of going out tonight."

  3. Relish as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To taste; to have a specified taste or flavour.

  4. Relish as a verb (transitive):

    To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeable, to make appetizing.

  1. Taste as a noun:

    One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals.

  2. Taste as a noun (countable, and, uncountable):

    A person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc.

    Examples:

    "Dr. Parker has good taste in wine."

  3. Taste as a noun:

    Personal preference; liking; predilection.

    Examples:

    "I have developed a taste for fine wine."

  4. Taste as a noun (uncountable, figuratively):

    A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole.

  5. Taste as a noun:

    A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.

  1. Taste as a verb (transitive):

    To sample the flavor of something orally.

  2. Taste as a verb (intransitive):

    To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavour is distinguished.

    Examples:

    "The chicken tasted great, but the milk tasted like garlic."

  3. Taste as a verb:

    To experience.

    Examples:

    "I tasted in her arms the delights of paradise."

    "They had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom."

  4. Taste as a verb:

    To take sparingly.

  5. Taste as a verb:

    To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.

  6. Taste as a verb (obsolete):

    To try by the touch; to handle.

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