crisp
/kɹɪsp/
noun
Meaning
A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.
A baked dessert made with fruit and crumb topping
Anything baked or fried and eaten as a snack
"kale crisps"
Synonyms
verb
Meaning
To make crisp.
"to crisp bacon by frying it"
To become crisp.
"to put celery into ice water to crisp"
To cause to curl or wrinkle (of the leaves or petals of plants, for example); to form into ringlets or tight curls (of hair).
To become curled.
To cause to undulate irregularly (of water); to cause to ripple.
To undulate or ripple.
To wrinkle, contort or tense (a part of one's body).
To become contorted or tensed (of a part of the body).
To interweave (of the branches of trees).
To make a sharp or harsh sound.
To colour (something with highlights); to add small amounts of colour to (something).
Synonyms
adjective
Meaning
(of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.
"This new television set has a very crisp image."
Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.
"The crisp snow crunched underfoot."
Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.
(of weather, air etc.) Dry and cold.
(of movement, action etc.) Quick and accurate.
(of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point.
"An expert, given a certain query, will often come up with a crisp answer: “yes” or “no”."
(of wine) having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
Lively; sparking; effervescing.
Curling in stiff curls or ringlets.
"crisp hair"
Curled by the ripple of water.
Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.