| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Catalan | fresc | |
| Spanish | fresco | |
| Meaning | pleasingly firm and fresh. | |
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| Example | "crisp lettuce" | |
| Broader | fresh | recently made, produced, or harvested |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Catalan | breu, curt, directe | |
| Spanish | corto, directo | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nouns | crisp | a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat |