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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
relish
I.verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
love/enjoy/relish a challenge
▪ Children enjoy a challenge so the work should not be too easy.
relish the prospect (of sth) (=enjoy the thought of it very much)
▪ She would have to speak to him. She didn’t relish the prospect.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
challenge
▪ But in the event, most of the speakers and delegates appeared to relish the challenges that lay ahead.
▪ Lyons is relishing the challenge ahead, and he is determined to succeed.
▪ But those who were adequately prepared clearly relished the challenge, and emerged even stronger from the ordeal.
▪ Earlier in the year Mansell told me that Indycar racing fascinated him - and he would relish its new challenge.
chance
▪ This is the sort of position that most media moguls would relish the chance to exploit.
▪ They relished every chance to stymie him.
▪ A good retailer will relish the chance to show you how good they and their products are.
▪ Atkinson's Ayresome Park performance showed he is relishing the chance to play alongside the £2.3 million new boy.
idea
▪ It is only natural that the player relishes the idea of playing for them.
▪ Even narcotics officials do not relish the idea of killing farmers.
▪ Charman, a stickler for musical purity, did not relish the idea.
▪ He rather relished the idea of secret investigations.
opportunity
▪ Graham relished the opportunity to upstage Chelsea and found in the talented Russell the width to dominate the game from midfield.
▪ He's relishing his new opportunity.
▪ While relishing this opportunity there is a need for considered action.
▪ Ageing people usually relish any opportunity they have to express their feelings.
prospect
▪ I did not relish the prospect.
▪ Western governments do not relish the prospect of Iliescu returning to power.
▪ Do you relish the prospect of the open road?
▪ She didn't relish the prospect.
▪ Friends' I would definitely relish the prospect of being drawn against Milan.
▪ Not relishing the prospect of a cold wet night solo on the beach, I had to follow!
role
▪ Townshend may not relish a role as elder custodian of the nation s youth, but it suits him.
thought
▪ He did not relish the thought of joining the opposition one bit.
▪ Instead of being uneasy or anxious or angry, I suddenly relished the thought of calculated confrontation.
▪ Those large and lumpish hands could produce exquisitely fine work when required, and she relished the thoughts of others.
▪ Although most soldiers accepted combat, few relished the thought.
■ VERB
seem
▪ Luks's heroine seemed to relish her seductive power.
▪ They do not seem to relish this.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Ella relished her short freedom during the summer.
▪ I really didn't relish the idea of being alone for two weeks.
▪ I stayed with an Israeli family, and relished the chance to soak up their culture at ground-level.
▪ Ida clearly relishes proving other people wrong.
▪ Setting up your own business is never easy, but Frank relished the challenge.
▪ She clearly relished the prospect of breaking the news to them.
▪ The interviewer seemed to relish asking her personal questions.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Cultivation: Very indifferent to conditions, though it will relish a planting medium consisting of nutritious detritus.
▪ Gwynn considers himself a self- motivator, but clearly he relishes proving others wrong.
▪ I never particularly relished torture, but I resigned myself to it when I arrived in Algiers...
▪ Nader is relishing the leverage and the limelight.
▪ Rioch lifted Middlesbrough's fortunes after the liquidation crisis of 1986 and could relish another rebuilding job at Darlington.
▪ These groups relish their own obscurity, because it allows them to do things in a covert manner, like cockroaches.
▪ This is the sort of position that most media moguls would relish the chance to exploit.
▪ We sit down to our morning bowl of coffee relishing everything we can see, touch, taste, or smell.
II.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
great
▪ With great relish he would recount the story of how he had surprised Branson one morning outside his house in Denbigh Terrace.
▪ With great relish, Janet asked him just who he thought was in charge of the campaign against him.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ sweet pickle relish
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ As the magazine with heavy sarcasm reported: Lady Betty adopted her new career with relish.
▪ Denis could hear the tone of sarcastic relish in his voice.
▪ He argued with tremendous vigour, and when he demolished his victims it was with evident relish.
▪ Place a dollop of relish on plates and top with quail.
▪ To make relish, combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly.
▪ Top the chicken with tomato mango relish.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Relish

Relish \Rel"ish\, n. (Carp.) The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.
--Knight.

Relish

Relish \Rel"ish\, n.

  1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.

    Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained From this delightful fruit, nor known till now True relish, tasting.
    --Milton.

    When liberty is gone, Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish.
    --Addison.

  2. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.

    It preserve some relish of old writing.
    --Pope.

  3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.

    A relish for whatever was excelent in arts.
    --Macaulay.

    I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be j?dicious.
    --Cowper.

  4. 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.

    Syn: Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking; delight.

Relish

Relish \Rel"ish\ (r?l"?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relished (-?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Relishing.] [Of. relechier to lick or taste anew; pref. re- re-+ lechier to lick, F. l?cher. See Lecher, Lick.]

  1. To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food.

    Now I begin to relish thy advice.
    --Shak.

    He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honors which he enjoys.
    --Atterbury.

  2. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.

    A savory bit that served to relish wine.
    --Dryden.

Relish

Relish \Rel"ish\, v. i. To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.

Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits.
--Shak.

A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature.
--Woodward.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
relish

1560s "give flavor to" (implied in relished), from relish (n.). The transferred sense of "to enjoy, take pleasure in" is from 1590s. Related: Relishing.

relish

1520s, "taste, flavor," alteration of reles "scent, taste, aftertaste," (c.1300), from Old French relais, reles, "something remaining, that which is left behind," from relaisser "to leave behind" (see release (v.)). Meaning "enjoyment of the taste or flavor of something" is attested from 1640s. Sense of "condiment, that which imparts flavor" is first recorded 1797. The stuff you put on hot dogs is a sweet green pickle relish.

Wiktionary
relish

n. 1 A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing. 2 Savor; quality; characteristic tinge. 3 A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness. 4 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. 5 A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment. 6 In a wooden frame, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece. vb. 1 (context obsolete intransitive English) To taste; to have a specified taste or flavour. (16th-19th c.) 2 (context transitive English) To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeable, to make appetizing. (from 16th c.) 3 (context transitive English) To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of; to take great pleasure in. (from 16th c.)

WordNet
relish

  1. n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment [syn: gusto, zest, zestfulness]

  2. spicy or savory condiment

  3. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang]

  4. v. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: enjoy, bask, savor, savour]

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Wikipedia
Relish (album)

Relish is the debut album by Joan Osborne, released on March 21, 1995. It is her first studio album. It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 38th Grammys.

Relish (magazine)

Relish is an American cooking, food, and lifestyle magazine, website, and cooking show founded in 2006. Each month, the magazine features articles on cooking, dining, recipes, and entertaining.

The magazine is published by New York and Nashville-based PGoA Media.

Relish

A relish is a cooked, pickled, or chopped vegetable or fruit food item typically used as a condiment in particular to enhance a staple. In the United States, the word relish is frequently used to describe a single variety of relish —pickle or dill relish, made from finely chopped pickled cucumbers. Such relish is commonly used as a condiment, and is an important ingredient in many varieties of the U.S. version of tartar sauce.

It originated in India and has since become popular throughout the world. Examples are jams, chutneys, and the North American relish, a pickled cucumber jam eaten with hot dogs or hamburgers.

Relish (disambiguation)

Relish is a condiment.

Relish may also refer to:

  • Relish (album), an album by Joan Osborne
  • Relish (Northern Irish band), a Northern Irish rock band
  • Relish (American band), an American rock band
  • Relish (magazine), an American magazine, website, and cooking show
  • Relish (Hollyoaks), a fictional business in the UK soap opera Hollyoaks
  • Henderson's Relish, a spicy and fruity condiment made in Sheffield
  • John Relish (born 1953), English football manager and former player
  • Nickname of Arielle Gold, American world champion snowboarder
Relish (Northern Irish band)

Relish are a Northern Irish rock band composed of brothers Ken (vocals and guitar) and Carl (drums, keyboards and vocals) Papenfus, and until 2013 Darren Campbell (bass and vocals). They have released three albums: 2001's "Wildflowers" (Platinum), "Karma Calling" (Gold) in 2003 (both of these were on the EMI Ireland label), and "Connected" in 2011. "Wildflowers | Karma Calling was released as a double album package by Universal Records (Ireland) in 2015.

The band are perhaps best known for the songs "Rainbow Zephyr" and "You I'm Thinking Of", from their debut album, "Wildflowers". The former (a big Irish radio hit in its own right) was covered by Westlife with slightly changed lyrics and released as a single " Hey Whatever", which went on to become an international hit.

Relish were fully formed by the mid 1990s when bass player Darren Campbell teamed up with the brothers. The band signed to EMI in 1998 and immediately caught the attention of famed producer John Leckie ( The Stone Roses, Radiohead).

Fans of the band include Brian May of Queen and Larry Mullen Jr of U2.

Relish (American band)

Relish was an American band in the 1990s that began in Fullerton, California. Relish was composed of Michele Walker (vocals, guitar), Laurita Guaico (guitar, vocals), Gina Karaba (bass, vocals), and Lynnae Hitchcock (drums, vocals). Performing extensively through Southern California, and participating in the Warped Tour, they released a full-length self-titled CD in 1999 and a 7" single on Volcom Entertainment before disbanding.

Their music has been described as Black Sabbath meets Guided by Voices, featuring heavy guitars and unconventional time signatures.

Michele Walker now performs as a solo artist, Laurita Guaico plays bass for Spare Parts For Broken Hearts and was a member of The Randies, Gina Karaba is a renowned glass sculptor, and Lynnae Hitchcock was a member of the Human Valve. Sarah Green joined Relish in 1999, after Gina Karaba left the band. Green was with Relish as a bass player until they disbanded after recording their last EP with limited release. Sarah Green and Laurita Guaico formed the band Spare Parts for Broken Hearts, and are still making records under that name.

Category:American rock music groups

Usage examples of "relish".

Ping Slatterly thought of that fact with relish as he ignited the strong acetylene torch which was to play so important a part in this raid.

It belongs solely to proprietors of the softer sex, whom fortune has indulged as you perceive with every thing that is calculated to give new relish to the pursuits of life, and beguile the lazy foot of time.

In spite of a great momentary appearance of frankness and a lively relish of any conjunction of agreeable circumstances exerting a pressure to which one could respond, Bernard had really little taste for giving himself up, and he never did so without very soon wishing to take himself back.

Rama enjoyed watching the brahmacharya novice relish the sour juice with the satisfaction of a palace brahmin finishing his tenth glass of bhaang at a Holi feast.

She complained of hunger and thirst, which resulted in her transfer to the blue where Xaefyer relished explaining the nipples.

We raise our glasses and I drink with great relish, aware that, though the arrival of Finn is most irritating to me, the arrival of Herr Hummel may prove most fortunate.

He reached for a mangosteen and ate the white pulpy contents, but without the customary relish.

When the masseuse called to him that the bath was full, he self-assuredly stepped forward with his paunch thrust out and, with relish, sprawled in the water.

The ranger watched the merrow go, relishing thoughts of the report that the creature would give to its unknown commander.

She put down the champagne, leaned forward and hugged him about the hips, mouthing him with relish.

Javan murmured, glancing at Rhys Michael, who was downing his with obvious relish.

But Fortune, who seldom greatly relishes such sparks as my friend Tom, perhaps because they do not pay more ardent addresses to her, gave now a very different turn to all his actions, and showed them to Mr.

Cap was awed, in spite of his overweening dogmatism, by the earnest simplicity of the Pathfinder, though he did not relish the idea of believing a fact which, for many years, he had pertinaciously insisted could not be true.

He drank to the postman, coughing a little but relishing the warm glow.

He relished it for a moment, then reminded himself that he still had a long way to travel, even if he was only going to Praunce instead of Teyzha, and that there was no sense in wasting the few remaining hours of daylight.