Crisp
11Crisp — Crisp, v. i. To undulate or ripple. Cf. {Crisp}, v. t. [1913 Webster] To watch the crisping ripples on the beach. Tennuson. [1913 Webster] …
12crisp|er — «KRIHS puhr», noun. a person or thing that crisps: a) a drawer in a refrigerator in which fruits and vegetables are stored to keep crisp. b) = curling iron. (Cf. ↑curling iron) …
13Crisp — Crisp, Charles F., nordamerikan. Staatsmann, geb. 1845 zu Sheffield in England, gest. 23. Okt. 1896 in Atlanta; begann 1866 die Rechtspraxis, verlegte sich dann auf die Politik und schwang sich rasch zu einem populären Führer der südlichen… …
14crisp — index compact (pithy) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
15CRISP — [Abkürzung für englisch counter rotating integrated shrouded propfan, »gegenläufiger ummantelter Propfan«], in Entwicklung befindlicher Antrieb für Flugzeuge, Propfan …
16Crisp — Crisp, Quen|tin (1908 99) a writer and ↑critic who was born in the UK but went to live in the US. He is known especially for writing The Naked Civil Servant and for being ↑homosexual, and for his clever and amusing opinions and strange clothes …
17crisp — 1 brittle, short, friable, *fragile, frangible Contrasted words: *limp, flabby, flaccid 2 clear cut, cutting, *incisive, trenchant, biting Analogous words: terse, pithy, laconic, succinct, *concise: piquing, stimulating, provoking …
18crisp — 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)¦ …
19crisp — 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)… …
20crisp — 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 …
