The Clue
Baseless? (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ACID
Tags
Notes
The answer ACID is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
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Definition
ACID as a noun:
1. 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
2. (acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen) = street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
ACID as an adjective:
1. (acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic) = 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"
2. (acidic, acid, acidulent, acidulous) = being sour to the taste
3. having the characteristics of an acid; "an acid reaction"