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  • 101aroma — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fragrance, smell; quality, characteristic (See speciality).See odor. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. smell, fragrance, perfume, odor; see smell 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at smell . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 102characteristic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. distinctive, typical, peculiar. n. quality, trait, mark, lineament, feature, peculiarity, attribute, distinction. See indication, speciality, attribution, intrinsic. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn.… …

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  • 103like — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. similar, resembling, characteristic. See similarity. v. t. enjoy, desire, fancy. See pleasure, love, approbation. Ant., different, dissimilar; dislike. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. similar, same,… …

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  • 104salt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. salinize; season; pickle, brine, drysalt, preserve, souse. See preservation, store. salt away II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Tasting of salt] Syn. alkaline, saline, briny; see salty . 2. [Preserved… …

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  • 105Taste — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Taste >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 taste taste flavor gust gusto savor Sgm: N 1 gout gout relish Sgm: N 1 sapor| sapor| sapidity Sgm: N 1 twang …

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  • 106Property — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Property >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 property property possession suum cuique meum et tuum GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 ownership ownership proprietorship lordship Sgm: N 2 seignority seignority …

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  • 107savour — sa|vour1 BrE savor AmE [ˈseıvə US ər] v [T] 1.) to fully enjoy the taste or smell of something ▪ She sipped her wine, savouring every drop. 2.) to fully enjoy a time or experience ▪ She savoured her few hours of freedom. ▪ He hesitated, savouring …

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  • 108flavor — (n.) c.1300, a smell, odor (usually a pleasing one), from O.Fr. flaour smell, odor, from V.L. flator odor, lit. that which blows, from L. flator blower, from flare to blow, puff, which is cognate with O.E. blawan (see BLOW (Cf. blow) (v …

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  • 109savory — {{11}}savory (adj.) pleasing in taste or smell, early 13c., from O.Fr. savoure (Fr. savoré), pp. of savourer to taste (see SAVOR (Cf. savor)). {{12}}savory (n.) aromatic mint, late 14c., perhaps an alteration of O.E. sæþerie, which is ultimately… …

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  • 110savour — British English spelling of SAVOR (Cf. savor) (q.v.); for spelling, see OR (Cf. or). Related: Savoured; savouring …

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