'CRISP' definitions:
Definition of 'crisp'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" [syn: crisp, sharp]
adjective
Tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips" [syn: crisp, crispy]
adjective
Pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather" [syn: crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy]
adjective
Pleasingly firm and fresh; "crisp lettuce"
adjective
adjective
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" [syn: crisp, curt, laconic, terse]
noun
verb
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" [syn: wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp]
verb
Definition of 'Crisp'
From: GCIDE
- Crisp \Crisp\, n. That which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; crackling. [1913 Webster] Crispate
Definition of 'Crisp'
From: GCIDE
- Crisp \Crisp\, v. i. To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t. [1913 Webster]
- To watch the crisping ripples on the beach. --Tennuson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Crisp'
From: GCIDE
- Crisp \Crisp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crisped (kr?spt); p. pr. & vb. n. Crisping.] [L. crispare, fr. crispus. See Crisp. a. ]
- 1. To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp. [1913 Webster]
- The lover with the myrtle sprays Adorns his crisped tresses. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
- Along the crisped shades and bowers. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- The crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking. [1913 Webster]
- Crisping iron, an instrument by which hair or any textile fabric is crisped.
- Crisping pin, the simplest form of crisping iron. --Is. iii. 22. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Crisp'
From: GCIDE
- Crisp \Crisp\ (kr?sp), a. [AS. crisp, fr. L. crispus; cf. carpere to pluck, card (wool), and E. harvest. Cf. Crape.]
- 1. Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Curled with the ripple of the water. [Poetic] [1913 Webster]
- You nymphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks . . . Leave jour crisp channels. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow. [1913 Webster]
- The cakes at tea ate short and crisp. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition. [1913 Webster]
- It [laurel] has been plucked nine months, and yet looks as hale and crisp as if it would last ninety years. --Leigh Hunt. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Lively; sparking; effervescing. [1913 Webster]
- Your neat crisp claret. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively. [1913 Webster]
- The snug, small room, and the crisp fire. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'crisp'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviated,
- abridged,
- algid,
- aphoristic,
- aposiopestic,
- arctic,
- axiomatic,
- below zero,
- biting,
- bitter,
- bitterly cold,
- bleak,
- boreal,
- bracing,
- breakable,
- brief,
- brisk,
- brittle,
- brittle as glass,
- brumal,
- brusque,
- cheering,
- chip,
- clean-cut,
- clear,
- clear as crystal,
- clear as day,
- clear-cut,
- clipped,
- close,
- coherent,
- coil,
- cold,
- cold as charity,
- cold as death,
- cold as ice,
- cold as marble,
- compact,
- compendious,
- compressed,
- concise,
- condensed,
- connected,
- consistent,
- contracted,
- cordial,
- crackable,
- crease,
- crimp,
- crinkly,
- crisped,
- crispy,
- crumbly,
- crump,
- crushable,
- crystal-clear,
- crystalline,
- curl,
- curled,
- curly,
- curt,
- cut,
- cutting,
- defined,
- definite,
- delicate,
- direct,
- distinct,
- docked,
- dog-ear,
- double,
- double over,
- elliptic,
- energizing,
- enfold,
- epigrammatic,
- exhilarating,
- explicit,
- express,
- fissile,
- flimsy,
- flounce,
- flute,
- fold,
- fold over,
- formulaic,
- formulistic,
- fracturable,
- fragile,
- frail,
- frangible,
- freezing,
- freezing cold,
- fresh,
- friable,
- frigid,
- frill,
- frizzed,
- frizzly,
- frizzy,
- gather,
- gelid,
- glacial,
- gnomic,
- hibernal,
- hiemal,
- hyperborean,
- ice-cold,
- ice-encrusted,
- icelike,
- icy,
- inclement,
- infold,
- ingoing,
- interfold,
- invigorating,
- keen,
- kink,
- kinked,
- kinky,
- lacerable,
- laconic,
- lap over,
- limpid,
- loud and clear,
- lucid,
- luminous,
- nipping,
- nippy,
- numbing,
- pellucid,
- penetrating,
- perspicuous,
- piercing,
- pinching,
- pithy,
- plain,
- plait,
- plat,
- platitudinous,
- pleat,
- plicate,
- ply,
- pointed,
- proverbial,
- provoking,
- pruned,
- pulverizable,
- pulverulent,
- pungent,
- quill,
- raw,
- refreshful,
- refreshing,
- regaling,
- reserved,
- rigorous,
- rousing,
- ruff,
- ruffle,
- scissile,
- sententious,
- severe,
- sharp,
- shatterable,
- shattery,
- shivery,
- short,
- short and sweet,
- shortened,
- Siberian,
- simple,
- sleety,
- slushy,
- snappy,
- Spartan,
- splintery,
- stimulating,
- stone-cold,
- straightforward,
- subzero,
- succinct,
- summary,
- supercooled,
- synopsized,
- taciturn,
- terse,
- tight,
- to the point,
- tonic,
- translucent,
- transparent,
- transpicuous,
- trenchant,
- triturable,
- truncated,
- tuck,
- turn over,
- twill,
- unambiguous,
- unconfused,
- unequivocal,
- univocal,
- unmistakable,
- vulnerable,
- well-defined,
- winterbound,
- winterlike,
- wintery,
- wintry,
- zestful,
- zesty
Crisp -- U.S. County in Georgia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Crisp -- U.S. County in Georgia
Population (2000) :
21996
Housing Units (2000) :
9559
Land area (2000) :
273.818336 sq. miles (709.186204 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
7.378025 sq. miles (19.108995 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
281.196361 sq. miles (728.295199 sq. km)
Located within :
Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location :
31.935851 N, 83.767514 W
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