palate

Examples

• All

• On palpation, the palate was soft, and no bone was felt along the midline.

  Academic text (2008)

• But the Baru nut meets the American palate like where it's at because it does taste very, it's like a better tasting version of a peanut.

• It's done largely with the palate, you see.

  Bringing Up Baby (1938)

• We drill up through the hard palate... into the brain.

  Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

• There is new research just out that shows that the human palate is retrainable.

• I mean, if you drink a bit too much at night, your palate will be numb.

• The most common location is the palate, generally in the area of the greater palatine foramen.

  Academic text (2003)

• The peanut butter stuck to his palate, and he swiped at it impotently with his tongue.

  Fiction book (2000)

• I've found that not only does tea cleanse the palate, but it offers a soothing balm when facing some hard home truths.

  The Menu (2022)

• After eating a spicy meal, it helps to drink water to soothe your palate.

Synonyms

R

roof of the mouth

vspalate

• Specialized

1 3.7

The top inside surface of the mouth that separates it from the nose

has identical meaning but is a shorter single-word term

Idioms

C

to challenge someone's palate

7.8

To serve food with strong or unusual flavors to test someone's sense of taste

P

to please someone's palate

5.8

To make food or drink taste good for someone

Compounds

C

cleft palate

• Specialized

4 5.1

A split in the roof of the mouth from birth that makes eating and speaking hard

S

soft palate

• Specialized

3 5.7

Part at the back of the mouth that lifts to close the nose when you swallow or speak

P

palate cleanser

1 4.7

A small food or drink served between courses to freshen the taste

R

refined palate

1 7.1

A strong ability to notice and enjoy fine flavors in food and drink

H

hard palate

• Specialized

1 4.6

The bony front part of the roof of the mouth that separates the mouth from the nose

Surface Forms

Etymology