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SAVOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does savor mean? 

SAVOR (noun)
  The noun SAVOR has 1 sense:

1. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouthplay

  Familiarity information: SAVOR used as a noun is very rare.


SAVOR (verb)
  The verb SAVOR has 4 senses:

1. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure inplay

2. have flavor; taste of somethingplay

3. taste appreciativelyplay

4. give taste toplay

  Familiarity information: SAVOR used as a verb is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAVOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

flavor; flavour; nip; relish; sapidity; savor; savour; smack; tang

Hypernyms ("savor" 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 "savor"):

lemon (a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons)

vanilla (a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans)

Derivation:

savor (give taste to)

savor (have flavor; taste of something)


SAVOR (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they savor  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it savors  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: savored  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: savored  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: savoring  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

bask; enjoy; relish; savor; savour

Context example:

She relished her fame and basked in her glory

"Savor" entails doing...:

like (find enjoyable or agreeable)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "savor"):

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 savor the movie


Sense 2

Meaning:

Have flavor; taste of something

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

savor; savour; taste

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "savor"):

smack; taste (have a distinctive or characteristic taste)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something ----s Adjective/Noun

Derivation:

savor (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Taste appreciatively

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

savor; savour

Context example:

savor the soup

Hypernyms (to "savor" is one way to...):

taste (perceive by the sense of taste)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs savor the vegetables

Derivation:

savoring (taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality)


Sense 4

Meaning:

Give taste to

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

savor; savour

Hypernyms (to "savor" 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 savor the vegetables

Derivation:

savor (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)


 Context examples 


A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles citrus.

(Citrus Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles coconut.

(Coconut Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles cinnamon.

(Cinnamon Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles orange and banana combination.

(Orange Banana Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles cheese.

(Cheese Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles orange.

(Orange Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles coffee.

(Coffee Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles cola.

(Cola Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles egg nog.

(Egg Nog Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles fig.

(Fig Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)



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