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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 mouth
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 in
2. have flavor; taste of something
Familiarity information: SAVOR used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
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)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: savored
Past participle: savored
-ing form: savoring
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:
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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