Tuesday's Writings #No 22
Each week I will post three words. You write something using the words. Then come back and post a link in the comments and I will link you up in the post below prompts so others can read your work, I advise you to read other's work too so we can all benefit and make comments. Don't worry if it's not Tuesday you can post until Monday the next week or if you want post and I'll try to include you in the previous week's posts. Comments can encourage enrich and invigorate writers and poets offerings so please share the love.
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Prompts this week: Prickles, taste, hives
Prompts:
prickles-
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plural noun: prickles
1.
a short, slender, sharp-pointed outgrowth on the bark or epidermis of a plant; a small thorn.
"the prickles of the blackberry bushes"
| synonyms: | thorn, needle, barb, spike, point, spine
"the cactus is covered with prickles"
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verb
3rd person present: prickles
1.
(of a person's skin or a part of the body) experience a tingling sensation, especially as a result of strong emotion.
"the sound made her skin prickle with horror"
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taste - noun
noun: taste; plural noun: tastes
1.
the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.
"the wine had a fruity taste"
| synonyms: | flavor, savor, relish, tang, smack
"a distinctive sharp taste"
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the faculty of perceiving taste.
"birds do not have a highly developed sense of taste"
a small portion of food or drink taken as a sample.
"try a taste of Gorgonzola"
| synonyms: | mouthful, drop, bit, sip, nip, swallow, touch, soupçon, dash, modicum
"he was dying for a taste of brandy"
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a brief experience of something, conveying its basic character.
"it was his first taste of serious action"
| synonyms: | experience of/with, impression of; More
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2.
a person's liking for particular flavors.
"this pudding is too sweet for my taste"
| synonyms: | palate, taste buds, appetite, stomach
"it's too sweet for my taste"
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a person's tendency to like and dislike certain things.
"he found the aggressive competitiveness of the profession was not to his taste"
| synonyms: | liking, love, fondness, fancy, desire, preference, penchant, predilection, inclination, partiality; More
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a liking for or interest in (something).
"have you lost your taste for fancy restaurants?"
the ability to discern what is of good quality or of a high aesthetic standard.
"she has awful taste in literature"
| synonyms: | judgment, discrimination, discernment, tastefulness, refinement, finesse, elegance, grace, style
"the house was furnished with taste"
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| antonyms: | tastelessness, tackiness |
conformity or failure to conform with generally held views concerning what is offensive or acceptable.
"that's a joke in very bad taste"
| synonyms: | decorum, propriety, etiquette, politeness, delicacy, nicety, sensitivity, discretion, tastefulness
"the photo was rejected on grounds of taste"
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verb
verb: taste; 3rd person present: tastes; past tense: tasted; past participle: tasted; gerund or present participle: tasting
1.
perceive or experience the flavor of.
"she had never tasted ice cream before"
| synonyms: | perceive, discern, make out, distinguish
"he could taste blood on his lip"
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have a specified flavor.
"the spinach tastes delicious"
| synonyms: | have a/the flavor of, savor of, smack of, be reminiscent of;
suggest
"a beer that tasted of pumpkin"
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sample or test the flavor of (food or drink) by taking it into the mouth.
"the waiter poured some wine for him to taste"
| synonyms: | sample, test, try, savor; More
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eat or drink a small portion of.
| synonyms: | consume, drink, partake of; More
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have experience of.
"the team has not yet tasted victory at home"
| synonyms: | experience, encounter, come face to face with, come up against, undergo;
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