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crisp

• (s) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
  • a sharp photographic image
  • the sharp crack of a twig
  • the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot
  sharp,
• (s) tender and brittle
  • crisp potato chips
  crispy,
• (s) pleasantly cold and invigorating
  • crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
  • a nipping wind
  • a nippy fall day
  • snappy weather
  nipping, nippy, frosty, snappy,
• (s) pleasingly firm and fresh
  • crisp lettuce
• (s) (of hair) in small tight curls frizzly, frizzy, nappy, kinky,
• (s) 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
  laconic, terse, curt,

Nouns

• (n) a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat potato chip, Saratoga chip, chip,

Verbs

• (v) 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
  crease, crinkle, ruckle, scrunch up, wrinkle, scrunch,
• (v) make brown and crisp by heating
  • toast bread
  • crisp potatoes
  crispen, toast,

Synonyms

crease crinkle ruckle scrunch up wrinkle scrunch sharp potato chip Saratoga chip chip crispen toast crispy nipping nippy frosty snappy frizzly frizzy nappy kinky laconic terse curt

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