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crisp
adjective as in brittle, dry
adjective as in fresh, chilly
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Weak match
adjective as in short, curt in presentation
adjective as in smart, snappy in appearance
Example Sentences
In a gas oven, this may be the difference between small flames slowly crisping a piece of meat and much larger ones licking right up against your food.
If image quality is important to you for professional or personal reasons, look out for features such as 4K to deliver an exceptionally crisp and refined visual experience.
The plus side to choosing a toaster oven with a high operating wattage is a marked increase in cooking temperature, which is essential for performing quick operations at high heat like crisping and browning.
Some time in the freezer ensures they stay crisp at the table, not that they stick around long.
It may take about 10 minutes until they look glossy, brownish and begin to crisp, so be patient.
Exactly one month after the first straw goat was erected in Gävle, it was mysteriously burned to a crisp.
Note: If you prefer cookies thin and crisp, bake them straight from the mixing bowl.
If you prefer them chewy in the middle and crisp outside, chill the balls of dough.
Blumenthal, a courtly gentleman of 68 in a perfectly crisp blue shirt, gets laughs by trotting out his rudimentary Spanish.
De la Renta did design some stuff for Kennedy too—notably, one perfect belted sheath in crisp white linen.
"Garnache," came the other's crisp, metallic voice, and the name had a sound as of an oath on his lips.
The small grain crops had been burned to a crisp, and disaster hung over the land.
The day was perfect; as clear and bright, as mellow and crisp, as rich in colour, as only an October day in England can be.
The girls of the town could be readily distinguished by their crisp muslins and white hats and absence of dust.
It was one of those brilliant clear crisp days with which that high plateau can put even California to the blush.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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