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Verb: savor  sey-vur
Usage: US (elsewhere: savour)
  1. Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
    "She savored every moment of her vacation";
    - enjoy, bask, relish, savour [Brit, Cdn], love
     
  2. Have flavor; have a taste of something
    "The soup savord of garlic";
    - taste, savour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  3. Taste appreciatively
    "savor the soup";
    - savour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  4. (cooking) give taste to
    "She savord the dish with fresh herbs and spices";
    - savour [Brit, Cdn]
Noun: savor  sey-vur
Usage: US (elsewhere: savour)
  1. The taste experience when a savory condiment is taken into the mouth
    "He closed his eyes to fully savor the rich chocolate dessert";
    - relish, flavor [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], sapidity, savour [Brit, Cdn], smack, nip, tang

Sounds like: satirical, saty, savor, savour

Derived forms: savored, savors, savoring

Type of: appear, experience, feel, flavor [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, like, look, seem, taste, taste perception, taste sensation

Encyclopedia: Savor