A Quick and Simple Dictionary

relish

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