ADJECTIVE | all | crisp, sharp | (of something seen or heard) clearly defined |
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all | crisp, crispy | tender and brittle | |
all | crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy | pleasantly cold and invigorating | |
all | crisp | pleasingly firm and fresh | |
all | crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy | (of hair) in small tight curls | |
all | crisp, curt, laconic, terse | brief and to the point | |
NOUN | food | crisp, chip, potato chip, Saratoga chip | a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat |
VERB | contact | crisp, wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up | make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface |
change | crisp, crispen, toast | make brown and crisp by heating |
Sounds | krih'sp | |
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Rhymes | lisp / LISP ... wisp: 3 rhymes with ihsp... |
Meaning | (of something seen or heard) clearly defined. | |
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Example | "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" | |
Synonym | sharp | |
Broader | distinct | Easy to perceive / perceive |
Spanish | definido, nítido | |
Adverbs | crisply | in a well delineated manner |
Meaning | tender and brittle. | |
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Example | "crisp potato chips" | |
Synonym | crispy | |
Broader | tender | Easy to cut or chew |
Spanish | crujiente | |
Catalan | cruixent | |
Nouns | crisp | a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat |
crispness | firm but easily broken |
Meaning | Pleasantly cold and invigorating. | |
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Example | "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings" | |
Synonyms | frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy | |
Broader | cold | Having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration |
Spanish | fresco | |
Catalan | fresc |
Meaning | pleasingly firm and fresh. | |
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Example | "crisp lettuce" | |
Broader | fresh | recently made, produced, or harvested |
Spanish | crujiente | |
Nouns | crispness | a pleasing firmness and freshness |
Meaning | (of hair) in small tight curls. | |
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Synonyms | frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy | |
Broader | curly | (of hair) having curls or waves |
Spanish | arizado, crespa, crespo, rizada, rizado | |
Catalan | arrissada, arrissat, cargolat, cresp, crespa, encrespat |
Meaning | brief and to the point; effectively cut short. | |
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Example | "a crisp retort" | |
Synonyms | curt, laconic, terse | |
Broader | concise | Expressing much in few words |
Spanish | conciso, corto, directo, lacónica, lacónico, seca, seco, sucinto | |
Catalan | breu, concís, curt, directe, lacònic, succint | |
Nouns | crispness | an expressive style that is direct and to the point |
Meaning | A thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat. | |
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Synonyms | chip, potato chip, Saratoga chip | |
Broader | snack food | Food for light meals or for eating between meals |
Spanish | chip, patata frita | |
Catalan | patata fregida, patata xip, patates xips | |
Adjectives | crisp, crispy | tender and brittle |
Verbs | crisp | make brown and crisp by heating |
Meaning | make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up | |
Narrower | pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit | To gather something into small wrinkles or folds |
pucker, ruck, ruck up | Become wrinkled or drawn together | |
Broader | fold, fold up, turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other |
Usage of | archaism, archaicism | The use of an archaic expression |
Spanish | arrugarse, arrugar | |
Catalan | arrissar-se, arrugar-se, arrugar, cargolar |
Meaning | make brown and crisp by heating. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "crisp potatoes" | |
Synonyms | crispen, toast | |
Category | cooking, cookery, preparation | The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
Broader | heat, heat up | make hot or hotter |
Spanish | tostar | |
Catalan | torrar-se, torrar | |
Nouns | crisp | a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat |
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