crisp

Definition of crisp

Adjectives

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
"the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
Synonyms:
sharp
distinct
easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined
tender and brittle
"crisp potato chips"
Synonyms:
crispy
tender
easy to cut or chew
pleasantly cold and invigorating
"crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"
Synonyms:
frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy
cold
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
pleasingly firm and fresh
"crisp lettuce"
Synonyms:
fresh
recently made, produced, or harvested
(of hair) in small tight curls
Synonyms:
frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy
curly
(of hair) having curls or waves
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
"a crisp retort"
Synonyms:
curt, laconic, terse
concise
expressing much in few words

Nouns

a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
Synonyms:
Saratoga chip, chip, potato chip
Type of:
snack food
food for light meals or for eating between meals

Verbs

make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
Synonyms:
crease, crinkle, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle
Types:
cockle, crumple, knit, pucker, rumple
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
pucker, ruck, ruck up
become wrinkled or drawn together
Type of:
fold, fold up, turn up
bend or lay so that one part covers the other
make brown and crisp by heating
"crisp potatoes"
Synonyms:
crispen, toast
Type of:
heat, heat up
make hot or hotter

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Words that contain crisp

Alnus crispa
 Alnus veridis crispa
 Carduus crispus
 Chondrus crispus
 Clematis crispa
 crispate
 crispen
 crisphead lettuce
 Crispin
 crispiness
 crisply
 crispness
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 Cryptogramma crispa
 Helvella crispa
 honey crisp
 Lactuca sativa crispa
 Perilla frutescens crispa
 Petroselinum crispum