crisp /krisp/

1. Curling closely
2. So dry as to break or crumble easily, brittle
3. (of pastry) short
4. (of weather) fresh and bracing, esp when frosty
5. (of fabric) clean, starched
6. (of hair) springy
7. Firm, the opposite of limp or flabby
8. (of wording) neat, terse, well-turned
9. (of manner) firm, decisive, authoritative

To make or become crisp

1. (usu in pl) a thin slice of potato fried until crisp, a potato-crisp
2. Any piece of food fried or roasted until crisp

crispˈāte adjective (botany and zoology)

Having a wavy edge

crispāˈtion noun

1. The state of being curled
2. A ripple or slight wave, as on the surface of water
3. A creeping or rippling sensation caused by a slight muscle contraction

crispˈature noun

A curling

crispˈer noun

1. Anything that crisps
2. A compartment in a refrigerator in which to keep lettuce, etc fresh

crispˈiness noun

crispˈly adverb

crispˈness noun

• get spliced
• get stuck in
• get stuck into
• get stuffed
• gettable
• getter
• gettered
• gettering
• getterings
• getters
• get the ball rolling
• get the best of it
• get the better of
• get the bird
• get the bit between one's teeth
• get the boot
• get the breeze up
• get the bulge on someone
• get the chop
• get the drop on one
• get the elbow
• maneuvers
• man flu
• Man Friday
• Man Fridays