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Crisp

/kɹɪsp/

A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.

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📖 Definitions of "Crisp"

noun

1
A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.
2
A baked dessert made with fruit and crumb topping
3
Anything baked or fried and eaten as a snack
"kale crisps"

verb

1
To make crisp.
"to crisp bacon by frying it"
2
To become crisp.
"to put celery into ice water to crisp"
3
To cause to curl or wrinkle (of the leaves or petals of plants, for example); to form into ringlets or tight curls (of hair).
4
To become curled.

adjective

1
(of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.
"This new television set has a very crisp image."
2
Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.
"The crisp snow crunched underfoot."
3
Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.
4
(of weather, air etc.) Dry and cold.

🔄 Synonyms of "Crisp"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
tendernoun	Sensitive or painful to the touch.
sharpnoun	Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
distinctverb	Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").
terse	(by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
coldnoun	(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
conciseverb	Brief, yet including all important information.
firmnoun	(UK, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
freshnoun	Newly produced or obtained; recent.
kinky	(informal) Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices.
crinklenoun	A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
nippynoun	(informal, weather) Rather cold.
creasenoun	A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
nippingnoun	The act or sensation of giving a nip.
parkynoun	(British, informal) Synonym of chilly: somewhat cold but not extremely so.
snappy	(informal) Rapid and without delay.
toastnoun	(chiefly uncountable) Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).
chipnoun	A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
nappynoun	(British, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand) An absorbent garment worn by a baby or toddler who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.
scrunchverb	(transitive) To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
scrunch upverb	(informal, transitive) To scrunch one's face or a part of one's face.
curlynoun	Having curls.
wrinklenoun	A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
frizzynoun	Formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls; unruly or extending in all directions.
potato chipnoun	(Canada, US, Australia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, New Zealand) A potato crisp, a thin slice of potato that has been fried.
frizzly	Having small, tight curls; frizzy.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Crisp"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
crispynoun	Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.
creasenoun	A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
wrinklenoun	A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
rucklenoun	To crease or wrinkle.
crinklenoun	A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
crunchynoun	Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten.
scrunchverb	(transitive) To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
nippingnoun	The act or sensation of giving a nip.
nippynoun	(informal, weather) Rather cold.
chipnoun	A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
sharpnoun	Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
curlynoun	Having curls.
frizzynoun	Formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls; unruly or extending in all directions.
frizzly	Having small, tight curls; frizzy.
snappy	(informal) Rapid and without delay.
kinky	(informal) Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices.
tendernoun	Sensitive or painful to the touch.
nappynoun	(British, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand) An absorbent garment worn by a baby or toddler who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.
parkynoun	(British, informal) Synonym of chilly: somewhat cold but not extremely so.
coldnoun	(of a thing) Having a low temperature.