Dictionary Entry
crisp
crisp is a 5-letter English word with 20 senses as adjective, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 20 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.
- 2adjective
Curled with the ripple of the water.
- 3adjective
Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.
- 4adjective
Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.
- 5adjective
Lively; sparking; effervescing.
- 6adjective
Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
- 7adjective
To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.
- 8adjective
To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp.
- 9adjective
To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking.
- 10intransitive verb
To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t.
- 11noun
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.
- 12noun
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
Synonyms
- 13verb
make brown and crisp by heating
"toast bread"
"crisp potatoes"
- 14verb
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
"The dress got wrinkled"
"crease the paper like this to make a crane"
- 15adjective
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
"a crisp retort"
"a response so curt as to be almost rude"
- 16adjective
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
"a sharp photographic image"
"the sharp crack of a twig"
Synonyms
- 17adjective
(of hair) in small tight curls
- 18adjective
pleasingly firm and fresh
"crisp lettuce"
- 19adjective
pleasantly cold and invigorating
"crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"
"a nipping wind"
- 20adjective
tender and brittle
"crisp potato chips"
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