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acid - Dictionary definition and meaning for acid

ACID

  • (noun) street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

    synonyms : back breaker , battery-acid , dose , dot , elvis , loony toons , lucy in the sky with diamonds , pane , superman , window pane , zen

  • (noun) 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

  • (adj.) having the characteristics of an acid

    "an acid reaction"

  • (adj.) harsh or corrosive in tone

    "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 and medical ethics", "a sulfurous denunciation", "a vitriolic critique"

    synonyms : acerb , acerbic , acrid , bitter , blistering , caustic , sulfurous , sulphurous , virulent , vitriolic

    Jim is despised for making blunt and caustic remarks in public. -added by Aswathy_inlas

    I got to hear acerbic rebuke from my big bro when his ACER laptop fell from my BIKe ! -added by atulchhabra

    acid
    -tagged by priyavanjeri
    The critic's acrid comments burnt like fire in the author's heart!

  • (adj.) being sour to the taste

    synonyms : acidic , acidulent , acidulous

    She did not like the taste of the acidulous pudding. -added by naila_inlas

    The rice turned to be acidulous as it was not refrigerated overnite! -added by priyavanjeri

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