1. (v. t.) To savor; to taste with pleasure; to partake of with gratification\; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food.

2. (v. t.) To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.

3. (v. i.) To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.

4. (n.) A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.

5. (n.) Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.

6. (n.) A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.

7. (n.) That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.

8. (n.) The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.

adore affection aftertaste amusement animal pleasure anticipate anticipation appetite appreciate appreciation ardency ardor avidity bask in be fond of be partial to be pleased with bias bite bitter bodily pleasure break bread briskness canine appetite carnal delight cherish comfort condiment condiments content contentment count calories coziness creature comforts crush delectation delight delight in derive pleasure from devour diet dig diversion drought dryness eagerness ease eat eat up ecstasy emptiness empty stomach endpleasure enjoy enjoying enjoyment entertainment euphoria excitement fall to fancy fare feast on feed fervency fervidness fervor fire flair flavor flavorer flavoring fondness forepleasure freak out on fruition fun furor fury get high on ginger gloat over go gratification great satisfaction groove on gust gusto guts heart heartiness hearty enjoyment heat hollow hunger hotness hunger hungriness impassionedness indulge in infatuation intellectual pleasure joie de vivre keen pleasure kick kicks leaning like likes liking liveliness look forward to love loving luxuriate in luxury mind nip nippiness palate partake partake of partiality passion passionateness penchant pepperiness physical pleasure pitch in pleasure polydipsia preference prejudice propensity punch quiet pleasure raciness rejoice in revel in riot in salt sapidity sapor satisfaction savor savoriness seasoner seasoning self-gratification self-indulgence sensual pleasure sensuous pleasure sexual pleasure smack smack the lips snap snappiness soul sour spice spiciness spirit stomach sweet sweet tooth sweetness of life swim in take take pleasure in tang tanginess tapeworm taste thirst thirstiness titillation tongue tooth torment of Tantalus vehemence verve voluptuousness wallow in warmth warmth of feeling weakness well-being zeal zest zestfulness zip