ALL meanings of palate
pal·ate
P p - noun palate Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. 1
- noun palate the sense of taste: a dinner to delight the palate. 1
- noun palate intellectual or aesthetic taste; mental appreciation. 1
- noun palate roof of the mouth 1
- noun palate sense of taste 1
- countable noun palate Your palate is the top part of the inside of your mouth. 0
- countable noun palate You can refer to someone's palate as a way of talking about their ability to judge good food or drink. 0
- noun palate the roof of the mouth, separating the oral and nasal cavities 0
- noun palate the sense of taste 0
- noun palate relish or enjoyment 0
- noun palate (in some two-lipped corollas) the projecting part of the lower lip that closes the opening of the corolla 0
- noun palate the roof of the mouth, consisting of a hard, bony forward part (the hard palate) and a soft, fleshy back part (the soft palate, or velum) 0
- noun palate sense of taste: the palate was incorrectly thought to be the organ of taste 0
- noun palate intellectual taste; liking 0