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SAVOUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Synonyms:
flavor; flavour; nip; relish; sapidity; savor; savour; smack; tang
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("savour" is a kind of...):
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "savour"):
lemon (a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons)
vanilla (a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans)
Derivation:
savour (taste appreciatively)
savour (give taste to)
savour (have flavor; taste of something)
savoury (pleasing to the sense of taste)
savoury (having an agreeably pungent taste)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they savour ... he / she / it savours
Past simple: savoured
Past participle: savoured
-ing form: savouring
Sense 1
Meaning:
Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
Example:
She relished her fame and basked in her glory
Synonyms:
bask; enjoy; relish; savor; savour
Classified under:
"Savour" entails doing...:
like (find enjoyable or agreeable)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "savour"):
feast one's eyes (look at with great enjoyment)
devour (enjoy avidly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue savour the movie
Sense 2
Meaning:
Taste appreciatively
Example:
savor the soup
Synonyms:
savor; savour
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "savour" is one way to...):
taste (perceive by the sense of taste)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs savour the vegetables
Derivation:
savour (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)
savouring (taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Give taste to
Synonyms:
savor; savour
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "savour" is one way to...):
flavor; flavour; season (lend flavor to)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs savour the vegetables
Derivation:
savour (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Have flavor; taste of something
Synonyms:
savor; savour; taste
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "savour"):
smack; taste (have a distinctive or characteristic taste)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Derivation:
savour (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)
