foretaste

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Foretaste \Fore"taste`\, n.
   A taste beforehand; enjoyment in advance; anticipation.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Foretaste \Fore*taste"\, v. t.
   1. To taste before full possession; to have previous
      enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To taste before another. "Foretasted fruit." --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

from 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

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