Tastes meaning : One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation. The sense that consists in the perception and interpretation of this sensation. A small sample of food, drink, or recreational drugs. A person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc. Personal preference; liking; predilection. A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole. A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon. To sample the flavor of something orally. To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavour is distinguished. To experience. To take sparingly. To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of. To try by the touch; to handle.