Lexic.us

Definition of Crisp

1. Noun. A thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat.

2. Verb. Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in. "They crisp the sheets"; "Crease the paper like this to make a crane"

3. Adjective. (of something seen or heard) clearly defined. "The crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"

4. Verb. Make brown and crisp by heating. "Crisp potatoes"

5. Adjective. Tender and brittle. "Crisp potato chips"

6. Adjective. Pleasantly cold and invigorating. "Snappy weather"

7. Adjective. Pleasingly firm and fresh. "Crisp lettuce"

8. Adjective. (of hair) in small tight curls.

9. Adjective. Brief and to the point; effectively cut short. "Short and terse and easy to understand"

Definition of Crisp

1. a. Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

2. v. t. To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.

3. v. i. To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t.

4. n. That which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; crackling.

Definition of Crisp

1. brittle [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: brittle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crisp

crippled strain crippler cripplers cripples crippling cripplingly cris crise crises crisic

crisis crisis crisis intervention crisis intervention crisis period crisp (current term) crispate crispated crispation crispbread

crispbreads crisped crispen crispened crispening crispens crisper crispers crispest crisphead

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