crisp
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
Types & categories
- snack food hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
The dress got wrinkled
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- wrinkle derivation
Sense 3 adjective
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
a sharp photographic image
Related & opposite
- distinctness derivation
- distinct similar to
Sense 4 verb
make brown and crisp by heating
toast bread
Types & categories
- heat hypernym
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Sense 5 adjective
tender and brittle
crisp potato chips
Related & opposite
- brittleness derivation
- crisp derivation
- tender similar to
Sense 6 adjective
pleasantly cold and invigorating
crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
Related & opposite
- snap derivation
- chilliness derivation
- frostiness derivation
- freeze derivation
- snap derivation
- cold similar to
Sense 7 adjective
pleasingly firm and fresh
crisp lettuce
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Sense 8 adjective
(of hair) in small tight curls
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Sense 9 adjective
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
a crisp retort
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | toast |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | crispy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | snack food |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrinkle |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fold |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pucker |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ruck |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | distinctness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | distinct |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | toasting |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | toaster |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | toast |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | crisp |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | cooking |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | heat |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | brittleness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | crisp |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | tender |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | snap |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | chilliness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | frostiness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | freeze |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | snap |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | cold |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | crispness |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | fresh |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | nap |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | frizz |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | curly |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | terseness |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | crispness |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | concise |