crisp

Plural: crisps

Noun

a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
Senses relating to something brittle.
A type of baked dessert consisting of fruit topped with a crumbly mixture made with fat, flour, and sugar; a crumble.
Senses relating to something brittle.
In full potato crisp: a thin slice of potato which has been deep-fried until it is brittle and crispy, and eaten when cool; they are typically packaged and sold as a snack.
Senses relating to something brittle.
In full potato crisp: a thin slice of potato which has been deep-fried until it is brittle and crispy, and eaten when cool; they are typically packaged and sold as a snack.
Chiefly with a descriptive word: a thin slice made of some other ingredient(s) (such as cornmeal or a vegetable) which is baked or deep-fried and eaten as a snack like a potato crisp.
Senses relating to something brittle.
A banknote; also, a number of banknotes collectively.
Senses relating to something brittle.
Chiefly in to a crisp: a food item that has been overcooked, or a thing which has been burned, to the point of becoming charred or dried out.
Senses relating to something brittle.
The crispy rind of roast pork; crackling.
Senses relating to something curled.
A curly lock of hair, especially one which is tightly curled.
Senses relating to something curled.
A delicate fabric, possibly resembling crepe, especially used by women for veils or other head coverings in the past; also, a head covering made of this fabric.

Verb

Verb Forms: crisped, crisping, crisps

To make or become firm, dry, and easily broken.
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
make brown and crisp by heating
- "crisp potatoes"
Senses relating to brittleness.
To make (something) firm yet brittle; specifically (cooking), to give (food) a crispy surface through frying, grilling, or roasting.
Senses relating to brittleness.
To add small amounts of colour to (something); to tinge, to tint.
Senses relating to brittleness.
To become firm yet brittle; specifically (cooking), of food: to form a crispy surface through frying, grilling, or roasting.
Senses relating to brittleness.
To make a sharp crackling or crunching sound.
Senses relating to curliness.
To curl (something, such as fabric) into tight, stiff folds or waves; to crimp, to crinkle; specifically, to form (hair) into tight curls or ringlets.
Senses relating to curliness.
To cause (a body of water) to undulate irregularly; to ripple.
Senses relating to curliness.
To twist or wrinkle (a body part).
Senses relating to curliness.
To fold (newly woven cloth).
Senses relating to curliness.
To become curled into tight, stiff folds or waves.
Senses relating to curliness.
Of a body of water: to ripple, to undulate.
Senses relating to curliness.
Of a body part: to become twisted or wrinkled.

Adjective Satellite

(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"

Adj

Senses relating to curliness.
Of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets; also (obsolete), of a person: having hair curled in this manner.
Senses relating to curliness.
Of a body of water, skin, etc.: having a surface which is rippled or wrinkled.
Senses relating to curliness.
Synonym of crispate (“of a leaf: having curled, notched, or wavy edges”); crisped.
Senses relating to curliness.
Clear; also, shining, or smooth.
Senses relating to brittleness.
Having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture; crumbly, friable, short.
Senses relating to brittleness.
Not limp; firm, stiff; not stale or wilted; fresh; also, effervescent, lively.
Senses relating to brittleness.
Of action, movement, a person's manner, etc.: precise and quick; brisk.
Senses relating to brittleness.
Of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry; also, of a period of time: characterized by such weather.
Senses relating to brittleness.
Of fabric, paper, etc.: clean and uncreased.
Senses relating to brittleness.
Of something heard or seen: clearly defined; clean, neat, sharp.
Senses relating to brittleness.
Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.
Senses relating to brittleness.
Of wine: having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.

Adjective

Firm, dry, and easily broken; fresh and sharp.

Examples

An expert, given a certain query, will often come up with a crisp answer: “yes” or “no”.
crisp hair
His CRISP vocabulary was always a challenge to match in Words With Friends.
kale crisps prawn crisp
Our customers in the produce department expect crisp apples and firm bananas.
The crisp snow crunched underfoot.
This new television set has a very crisp image.
to crisp bacon by frying it
to put celery into ice water to crisp
Winning a daily challenge felt like it would CRISP his losing streak.

Origin / Etymology

The adjective is derived partly from the following:
* Sense 1: Middle English crisp (“curly; having curly hair or wool; of fabric: crinkly, wrinkled; of water: rippled”), from Old English crisp (“curly”), from Latin crispus (“of hair: crimped, curly”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kris-, from *(s)ker- (“to bend; to turn”).
* Sense 2: from the above, and probably also onomatopoeic, representing a crinkling or crunching sound.
Doublet of crape and crepe.
Adjective sense 2.2.3 (“of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry”) is transferred from a description of frost or snow as “crisp”, that is, crunchy.
The noun is derived partly from the following:
* Middle English crisp (“light, crinkled fabric; kind of pastry; crinkliness or roughness of skin”), from crisp (adjective) (see above).
* Modern English crisp (adjective) (“having a consistency which is hard yet brittle”).

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, crackle, creak, crispate, crunch, crunch#English: dessert, rustle

Antonyms

flabby

Scrabble Score: 9

crisp: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
crisp: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
crisp: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

crisp: valid Words With Friends Word