foretaste

4 definitions found

foretaste - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Foretaste \Fore"taste`\, n.
     A taste beforehand; enjoyment in advance; anticipation.
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  Foretaste \Fore*taste"\, v. t.
     1. To taste before full possession; to have previous
        enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate.
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     2. To taste before another. "Foretasted fruit." --Milton.
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foretaste - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  foretaste
      n 1: an early limited awareness of something yet to occur

foretaste - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "foretaste":
     antepast, anticipate, antipasto, aperitif, appetizer, canape,
     contemplate, envisage, envision, foreglimpse, forerun, foresee,
     forestall, get ahead of, go before, go off half-cocked,
     jump the gun, look ahead, look beyond, look forward to, predict,
     prelibation, see ahead, see beforehand, smorgasbord, whet,
     win the start