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Word: Crisp
Speech Type: Noun
Old English (referring to hair in the sense ‘curly’): from Latin crispus ‘curled’. Other senses may result from symbolic interpretation of the sound of the word
krɪsp
a wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack.
Short Definition:fried potato snack
Examples:- cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps
a dessert of fruit baked with a crunchy topping of brown sugar, butter, and flour
Short Definition:dessert of fruit baked with crunchy topping of brown sugar and flour
Examples:- rhubarb crisp
Word: Crisp
Speech Type: Verb
krɪsp
give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill
Short Definition:give food crisp surface
Examples:- crisp the pitta in the oven
curl (something) into short, stiff, wavy folds or crinkles
Short Definition:curl into folds or crinkles
Examples:- there is a cooling breeze which crisps the broad clear river
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