Crisp word meaning and definition
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Click here if you Hate scroll, Show all | Too long, show scroll[adjective] 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"
[adjective] (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
[adjective] in small tight curls
[adjective] pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce"
[adjective] pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)
[adjective] tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips"
[verb] make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"
[verb] make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"
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\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. 2. To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. {Crimp}. The lover with the myrtle sprays Adorns his crisped tresses. --Drayton. Along the crisped shades and bowers. --Milton. The crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold. --Milton. 3. To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking. {Crisping iron}, an instrument by which hair or any textile fabric is crisped. {Crisping pin}, the simplest form of crisping iron. --Is. iii. 22.
\Crisp\, v. i. To undulate or ripple. Cf. {Crisp}, v. t. To watch the crisping ripples on the beach. --Tennuson.
\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.
Synonyms for crisp
chip, cold, concise, crease, crinkle, crispy, crunchy, curly, curt, distinct, firm, fresh, frizzly, frizzy, frosty, kinky, laconic, nappy, nipping, nippy, parky, potato chip, ruckle, Saratoga chip, scrunch, scrunch up, sharp, snappy, tender, terse, toast, wrinkle
See also: cockle | crumple | fold | fold up | heat | heat up | knit | pucker | ruck | ruck up | rumple | snack food | turn up |
Related terms: arctic, brisk, brittle, clear as day, compressed, consistent, crease, crisped, crispy, double, freezing, friable, ingoing, kinky, penetrating, regaling, sententious, subzero, to the point, transparent, unambiguous, zestful
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Let's analyse "crisp" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel. 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: PSIRC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
crisp: 9 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine. |
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