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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
cold — [adj1] chilly, freezing algid, arctic, below freezing, below zero, benumbed, biting, bitter, blasting, bleak, boreal, brisk, brumal, chill, chilled, cool, crisp, cutting, frigid, frore, frosty, frozen, gelid, glacial, have goose bumps*, hawkish,… … New thesaurus
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 — I UK [krɪsp] / US adjective Word forms crisp : adjective crisp comparative crisper superlative crispest * 1) crisp food is firm in a pleasant way and makes a noise when you bite it The bacon should be crisp and brown. a crisp apple/carrot 2)… … English 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 — 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
cold — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. iciness; ailment, flu. adj. chilling (see cold); unheated; unresponsive, indifferent, unenthusiastic. See cold, disease, insensibility. II Condition of low temperature Nouns 1. cold, coldness,… … English dictionary for students
crisp — [krɪsp] adj I 1) crisp food is firm in a pleasant way a crisp apple/carrot[/ex] 2) crisp cloth or paper is smooth, clean, and fresh crisp sheets[/ex] 3) crisp weather is pleasant because it is cold and dry crisp night air[/ex] II noun [C] British … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
crisp — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin crispus; akin to Welsh crych curly Date: before 12th century 1. curly, wavy; also having close stiff or wiry curls or waves 2. a. easily crumbled ; brittle < a … New Collegiate Dictionary