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relish

/ˈɹɛ.lɪʃ/

noun
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🇬🇧 UK

/ˈɹɛ.lɪʃ/

🇺🇸 US

/ˈɹɛ.lɪʃ/

Meaning

  1. Meaning 1 · noun

    A pleasant taste

  2. Meaning 2 · noun

    Enjoyment; pleasure.

  3. Meaning 3 · noun

    A quality or characteristic tinge.

  4. Meaning 4 · noun

    (followed by "for") A taste (for); liking (of); fondness.

  5. Meaning 5 · noun

    A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.

  6. Meaning 6 · noun

    In a wooden frame, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.

  7. Meaning 7 · noun

    Something that is greatly liked or savoured.

  8. Meaning 8 · verb

    To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of

  9. Meaning 9 · verb

    To take great pleasure in.

    “He relishes their time together.”

  10. Meaning 10 · verb

    To taste; to have a specified taste or flavour.

  11. Meaning 11 · verb

    To give a taste to; to cause to taste nice, to make appetizing.

  12. Meaning 12 · verb

    To give pleasure.

How this word is used

  • Everyday “He relishes their time together.”
  • Academic “In academic writing, “relish” can carry a precise technical sense.”
  • Business “In business contexts, “relish” should be used only when the meaning is unambiguous.”

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