flavor

Pluralflavors

Formsflavors, flavoring, flavored

1. 1
   tastenouncountable or uncountable

   The way something tastes, which comes from taste and smell working together.

   The soup had a rich flavor that reminded me of my grandmother's cooking.

   When you have a cold, food loses much of its flavor.

   Similartaste, savor, tang

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   One particular taste that a food or drink can have, like chocolate or mint.

   Cherry is my favorite flavor of ice cream.

   The gum comes in three flavors: mint, berry, and lemon.

   Similartaste, variety

3. 3
   added ingredientnouncountable or uncountable

   A substance that cooks or companies add to food to give it a certain taste.

   The recipe calls for a few drops of vanilla flavor.

   Many sodas use artificial flavors instead of real fruit juice.

   Similarextract, essence

4. 4
   typenouncolloquialfigurativelycountable

   A kind or type of something, like one choice among many similar ones.

   Just like ice cream comes in chocolate or vanilla, other things can come in different kinds too.

   Pop, rock, and country are different flavors of music.

   My grandpa tells his own flavor of jokes that no one else finds funny.

   Similarvariety, version, type, kind, style

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5. 5
   characternouncountable or uncountable

   The special feeling or character that something has.

   The old town keeps the flavor of a fishing village.

   Her stories have a flavor of real life in them.

   Similarcharacter, spirit, essence, feel, taste

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6. 6
   give taste toverbtransitive

   To add something to food or drink to give it a taste.

   Mom flavors the rice with a little butter and salt.

   You can flavor the water with lemon slices.

   Similarseason, spice, infuse, lace

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7. 7
   cool stylenounslanguncountable

   A person's own cool style, in the way they dance, dress, or talk.

   That dancer has serious flavor when she hits the floor.

   The DJ brought real flavor to the party with his mix.

   Similarstyle, flair, swagger, panache, vibe

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   physicsnouncountable

   One of the basic types of the tiniest particles that make up matter.

   Like how a deck of cards has different suits, these tiny particles come in different types.

   Scientists found that one particle can change its flavor into another.

   Each quark has a flavor, such as up, down, or strange.

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