
crisp
adj 1: (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: {sharp}]
2: tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips" [syn: {crispy}]
3: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and
frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day";
"snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {frosty},
{nipping}, {nippy}, {snappy}, {parky}]
4: pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when
chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple";
"crunchy lettuce" [syn: {firm}, {crunchy}]
5: in small tight curls [syn: {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {kinky}, {nappy}]
6: 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: {curt}, {laconic}, {terse}]
n : a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn: {chip},
{potato chip}, {Saratoga chip}]
v 1: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress
got wrinkled" [syn: {wrinkle}, {ruckle}, {crease}, {crinkle},
{scrunch}, {scrunch up}]
2: make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp
potatoes" [syn: {toast}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
CRISP
Complex-Reduced Instruction Set Processor
Source: Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms