crisp

crisp
Synonyms and related words:
Siberian, Spartan, abbreviated, abridged, algid, aphoristic, aposiopestic, arctic, axiomatic, below zero, biting, bitter, bitterly cold, bleak, boreal, bracing, breakable, brief, brisk, brittle, brittle as glass, brumal, brusque, cheering, chip, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear as day, clear-cut, clipped, close, coherent, coil, cold, cold as charity, cold as death, cold as ice, cold as marble, compact, compendious, compressed, concise, condensed, connected, consistent, contracted, cordial, crackable, crease, crimp, crinkly, crisped, crispy, crumbly, crump, crushable, crystal-clear, crystalline, curl, curled, curly, curt, cut, cutting, defined, definite, delicate, direct, distinct, docked, dog-ear, double, double over, elliptic, energizing, enfold, epigrammatic, exhilarating, explicit, express, fissile, flimsy, flounce, flute, fold, fold over, formulaic, formulistic, fracturable, fragile, frail, frangible, freezing, freezing cold, fresh, friable, frigid, frill, frizzed, frizzly, frizzy, gather, gelid, glacial, gnomic, hibernal, hiemal, hyperborean, ice-cold, ice-encrusted, icelike, icy, inclement, infold, ingoing, interfold, invigorating, keen, kink, kinked, kinky, lacerable, laconic, lap over, limpid, loud and clear, lucid, luminous, nipping, nippy, numbing, pellucid, penetrating, perspicuous, piercing, pinching, pithy, plain, plait, plat, platitudinous, pleat, plicate, ply, pointed, proverbial, provoking, pruned, pulverizable, pulverulent, pungent, quill, raw, refreshful, refreshing, regaling, reserved, rigorous, rousing, ruff, ruffle, scissile, sententious, severe, sharp, shatterable, shattery, shivery, short, short and sweet, shortened, simple, sleety, slushy, snappy, splintery, stimulating, stone-cold, straightforward, subzero, succinct, summary, supercooled, synopsized, taciturn, terse, tight, to the point, tonic, translucent, transparent, transpicuous, trenchant, triturable, truncated, tuck, turn over, twill, unambiguous, unconfused, unequivocal, univocal, unmistakable, vulnerable, well-defined, winterbound, winterlike, wintery, wintry, zestful, zesty

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  • Crisp — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Arthur Watkins Crisp (1881–1974), kanadischer Maler und Designer Charles Frederick Crisp (1845–1896), US amerikanischer Politiker Charles Robert Crisp (1870–1937), US amerikanischer Politiker Coco Crisp (* …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • crisp´ly — crisp «krihsp», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. hard and thin; breaking easily with a snap: »Dry toast and fresh celery are crisp. SYNONYM(S): brittle. 2. Figurative. sharp and clear: a) fresh; bracing: »The air was cool and crisp. b) sho …   Useful english dictionary

  • crisp — [krisp] adj. [ME & OE < L crispus, curly, waving < IE base * (s)kreisp , to shake > CREST] 1. stiff and brittle; easily broken, snapped, or crumbled [crisp bacon, cookies, etc.] 2. fresh and firm [crisp celery] 3. fresh and tidy [a crisp …   English World dictionary

  • Crisp — (kr?sp), a. [AS. crisp, fr. L. crispus; cf. carpere to pluck, card (wool), and E. harvest. Cf. {Crape}.] 1. Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair. [1913 Webster] 2. Curled with the ripple of the water. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] You… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crisp — crisp·en; crisp·er; crisp·i·ness; crisp·ness; semi·crisp; crisp·bread; crisp; …   English syllables

  • Crisp — Crisp, 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crisp|y — «KRIHS pee», adjective, crisp|i|er, crisp|i|est. crisp: »We might have whitebait fried in deep fat, crispy and…hot (Atlantic). –crisp´i|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crisp — Crisp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crisped} (kr?spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crisping}.] [L. crispare, fr. crispus. See {Crisp}. a. ] 1. To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crisp — [adj1] brittle, dry crispy, crumbly, crunchy, crusty, firm, fresh, friable, green, plump, ripe, short, unwilted; concept 606 Ant. flexible, limp, soft crisp [adj2] fresh, chilly bracing, brisk, clear, cloudless, invigorating, refreshing,… …   New thesaurus

  • crisp — ► ADJECTIVE 1) firm, dry, and brittle. 2) (of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating. 3) briskly decisive and matter of fact. ► NOUN (also potato crisp) Brit. ▪ a wafer thin slice of potato fried until crisp and eaten as a snack. ► VERB …   English terms dictionary

  • Crisp — Crisp, v. i. To undulate or ripple. Cf. {Crisp}, v. t. [1913 Webster] To watch the crisping ripples on the beach. Tennuson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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