| crisp [a] |
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| 1) | (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" |
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| Synonyms : | sharp |
| See Also:
| distinct |
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| 2) | tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips" |
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| Synonyms : | crispy |
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| tender |
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| 3) | pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) |
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| Synonyms : | frosty nipping nippy parky snappy |
| See Also:
| cold britain |
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| 4) | pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce" |
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| Synonyms : | crunchy firm |
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| fresh |
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| Synonyms : | frizzly frizzy kinky nappy |
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| curly |
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| 6) | brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" |
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| Synonyms : | curt laconic terse |
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| concise |
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| crisp [n] |
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| 1) | a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat |
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| Synonyms : | chip potato_chip saratoga_chip |
| See Also:
| snack_food |
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| crisp [v] |
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| 1) | make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled" |
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| Synonyms : | crease crinkle ruckle scrunch scrunch_up wrinkle |
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| fold crease cockle pucker |
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| 2) | make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes" |
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| Synonyms : | toast |
| See Also:
| heat cookery chip toast toaster browning |
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