crisp

nouns

a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

Saratoga chip, chip, crisp, potato chip

is derived from

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"

crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle

make brown and crisp by heating

"toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"

crisp, crispen, toast

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

"a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"

crisp, sharp

tender and brittle

"crisp potato chips"

crisp, crispy

is derived from

pleasantly cold and invigorating

"crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"

crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy

pleasingly firm and fresh

"crisp lettuce"

crisp

is derived from

is similar to

recently made, produced, or harvested

"fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce"

(of hair) in small tight curls

crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy

brief and to the point; effectively cut short

"a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

crisp, curt, laconic, terse

is derived from