crisp

Adjective

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

• (of hair) in small tight curls

• pleasingly firm and fresh
  • crisp lettuce
    

• pleasantly cold and invigorating
  • crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
    
  • a nipping wind
    
  • a nippy fall day
    
  • snappy weather
    

• tender and brittle
  • crisp potato chips
    

• (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
  • a sharp photographic image
    
  • the sharp crack of a twig
    
  • the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot
    

Noun

• a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

Verb

• make brown and crisp by heating
  • toast bread
    
  • crisp potatoes
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  curt , laconic , terse , frizzly , frizzy , kinky , nappy , frosty , nipping , nippy , snappy , crispy , sharp , chip , potato chip , Saratoga chip , crispen , toast , wrinkle , ruckle , crease , crinkle , scrunch , scrunch up