ACID as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) acid is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
    Hypernyms(s) acid is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

ACID as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • containing acid
    Usage Example(s)
    • an acid taste
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  2. Meaning
    • harsh or corrosive in tone
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
    • a barrage of acid comments
    • her acrid remarks make her many enemies
    • bitter words
    • blistering criticism
    • caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts
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