crisp
(especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.
(especially of food) firm and fresh; not soft or wilted: a crisp leaf of lettuce.
to make or become crisp.
to curl.
Chiefly British. potato chip.
Cooking. a dessert of fruit, as apples or apricots, baked with a crunchy mixture, usually of breadcrumbs, chopped nutmeats, butter, and brown sugar.
Origin of crisp
1Other words for crisp
Other words from crisp
- crisply, adverb
- crispness, noun
Words Nearby crisp
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How to use crisp in a sentence
In a gas oven, this may be the difference between small flames slowly crisping a piece of meat and much larger ones licking right up against your food.
If image quality is important to you for professional or personal reasons, look out for features such as 4K to deliver an exceptionally crisp and refined visual experience.
Computer docks and hubs that can connect all your devices | PopSci Commerce Team | February 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe plus side to choosing a toaster oven with a high operating wattage is a marked increase in cooking temperature, which is essential for performing quick operations at high heat like crisping and browning.
Best toaster oven: Save counter space and time with our toaster oven picks | Julian Cubilllos | February 5, 2021 | Popular-ScienceSome time in the freezer ensures they stay crisp at the table, not that they stick around long.
It may take about 10 minutes until they look glossy, brownish and begin to crisp, so be patient.
Homemade condiments, dressings and toppings are a pathway to fast, flavorful cooking | Todd Kliman | February 2, 2021 | Washington Post
Exactly one month after the first straw goat was erected in Gävle, it was mysteriously burned to a crisp.
Note: If you prefer cookies thin and crisp, bake them straight from the mixing bowl.
Make These Barefoot Contessa Salty Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies | Ina Garten | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you prefer them chewy in the middle and crisp outside, chill the balls of dough.
Make These Barefoot Contessa Salty Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies | Ina Garten | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBlumenthal, a courtly gentleman of 68 in a perfectly crisp blue shirt, gets laughs by trotting out his rudimentary Spanish.
Dan Malloy Is Progressives’ Dream Governor. So Why Isn’t He Winning? | David Freedlander | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDe la Renta did design some stuff for Kennedy too—notably, one perfect belted sheath in crisp white linen.
How Oscar de la Renta Created First Lady Fashion | Raquel Laneri | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"Garnache," came the other's crisp, metallic voice, and the name had a sound as of an oath on his lips.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThe small grain crops had been burned to a crisp, and disaster hung over the land.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxThe day was perfect; as clear and bright, as mellow and crisp, as rich in colour, as only an October day in England can be.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe girls of the town could be readily distinguished by their crisp muslins and white hats and absence of dust.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonIt was one of those brilliant clear crisp days with which that high plateau can put even California to the blush.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for crisp
/ (krɪsp) /
dry and brittle
fresh and firm: crisp lettuce
invigorating or bracing: a crisp breeze
clear; sharp: crisp reasoning
lively or stimulating: crisp conversation
clean and orderly; neat: a crisp appearance
concise and pithy; terse: a crisp reply
wrinkled or curly: crisp hair
to make or become crisp
British a very thin slice of potato fried and eaten cold as a snack
something that is crisp
Origin of crisp
1Derived forms of crisp
- crisply, adverb
- crispness, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with crisp
see burn to a cinder (crisp).
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