relishverb [ T ]
uk/ˈrel.ɪʃ/us/ˈrel.ɪʃ/formalC2 to like or enjoy something:
I always relish a challenge.
[ + -ing verb ] I don't relish telling her that her son has been arrested.
If you relish the idea or thought of something, you feel pleasure that it is going to happen:
She's relishing the prospect of studying in Bologna for six months.
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Taking pleasure in something
- bask
- bask in sth
- bask/bathe in reflected glory idiom
- be a glutton for punishment idiom
- be a great one for sth idiom
- drool
- ecstasy
- glory
- glutton
- have a ball idiom
- have a field day idiom
- have a rare old time idiom
- hedonic
- lap
- revel
- revel in sth
- ride (on) a wave of sth idiom
- self-indulgent
- slake
- soak
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relishnoun
uk/ˈrel.ɪʃ/us/ˈrel.ɪʃ/relish noun (SAUCE)
C2 [ C or U ] a type of sauce that is eaten with food to add flavour to it:
tomato and onion relish
Would you like relish on your burger?
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Sauces, dressings, dips & pickles
- aioli
- apple sauce
- applesauce
- arrowroot
- aspic
- custard powder
- Dijon mustard
- French dressing
- garnish
- gravy
- mustard
- pesto
- piccalilli
- pickle
- purée
- tartar sauce
- tomato ketchup
- topping
- vinaigrette
- vinegar
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relish noun (ENJOYMENT)
C2 [ U ] formal the enjoyment you get from doing something:
She ate her cake slowly and with relish.
I have no relish for hunting and killing animals.
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Pleasure and happiness
- abandon
- afterglow
- bed
- bed of roses idiom
- bliss
- delirium
- exaltation
- exult
- feast
- felicity
- fulfilment
- fun
- gaiety
- goody
- jovial
- joy
- joyful
- joyous
- jubilation
- savour
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