crisp

Meanings

• a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
• make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
• make brown and crisp by heating
  • "crisp potatoes"
• (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
  • "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
• tender and brittle
  • "crisp potato chips"
• pleasantly cold and invigorating
  • "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"
• pleasingly firm and fresh
  • "crisp lettuce"
• (of hair) in small tight curls
• brief and to the point; effectively cut short
  • "a crisp retort"

Synonyms

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