Search Result:crisp
KK Pronunciation
〔 krIsp 〕
Pronunciation
〔 krisp 〕
Overview of noun crisp
The noun crisp has 1 sense
- chip, crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip -- (a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat)
Overview of verb crisp
The verb crisp has 2 senses
- wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp -- (make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane")
- crispen, toast, crisp -- (make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes")
Overview of adj crisp
The adj crisp has 6 senses
- crisp, sharp -- ((of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot")
- crisp, crispy -- (tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips")
- crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy -- (pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather")
- crisp -- (pleasingly firm and fresh; "crisp lettuce")
- crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy -- ((of hair) in small tight curls)
- crisp, curt, laconic, terse -- (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")