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tastebuds

/ˈteɪstbʌdz/

Meanings
noun
Any of the small organs on the tongue used for tasting.

Examples :

"The spicy salsa made my tastebuds tingle. "
organ body physiology sensation food

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tasting noun

/ˈteɪstɪŋ/

A small amount of food or drink.

"I only needed a tasting of the soup to know it was too salty. "

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organs noun

/ˈɔː.ɡənz/ /ˈɔɹ.ɡənz/

A larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.

"bodily organs"

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made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

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tingle noun

/ˈtɪŋɡəl/

A prickling or mildly stinging sensation.

"The new lotion gave her a pleasant tingle on her skin. "

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any adverb

/ˈæni/ /ˈɛni/

To even the slightest extent, at all.

"I will not remain here any longer."

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salsa noun

/ˈsɑl.sə/

A spicy tomato sauce, often including onions and hot peppers.

"I added some salsa to my tacos to give them a spicy kick. "

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for preposition

/fɔːr/

During the period of.

"He worked for three years."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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tongue noun

/tʌŋ/ /tɒŋɡ/

The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.

"My daughter used her tongue to taste the delicious ice cream. "

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small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

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spicy adjective

/ˈspaɪsi/

Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.

"He prepared a spicy casserole."

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used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "