crisp — crisp1 [krısp] n BrE a very thin flat round piece of potato that is cooked in oil and eaten cold →↑chip American Equivalent: potato chip ▪ a packet of crisps crisp 2 crisp2 adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hard)¦ 2¦(food)¦ 3¦(paper/cloth)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
crisp´ness — 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´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 — [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 — crisp1 [ krısp ] adjective * ▸ 1 food: firm ▸ 2 weather: cold and dry ▸ 3 cloth/paper: clean ▸ 4 speech/writing: clear ▸ 5 movement: quick 1. ) crisp food is firm in a pleasant way and makes a noise when you bite it: The bacon should be crisp and … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crisp — [[t]krɪ̱sp[/t]] crisper, crispest, crisps, crisping, crisped 1) ADJ GRADED (approval) Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface. Bake the potatoes for 15 minutes, till they re nice and crisp. ...crisp bacon. ...crisp … English dictionary
Crisp bread — Some wafers of crisp bread Crisp bread or hard bread[1] (Swedish: knäckebröd, hårt bröd, hårdbröd, spisbröd, Danish: knækbrød, Norwegian: knekkebrød, Finnish: näkkileipä, hapankorppu, Icelandic … Wikipedia
crisp — 1 noun (C) BrE a very thin, flat round piece of potato cooked in oil and eaten cold; chip 1 (3b) AmE see also: burn sth to a crisp burn 1 (4) 2 adjective 1 pleasantly dry, hard, and easily broken: crisp bacon | His feet broke through the crisp… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dry — 1. adjective 1) the dry desert Syn: arid, parched, droughty, scorched, baked; waterless, moistureless, rainless; dehydrated, desiccated, thirsty, bone dry Ant: wet 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
