| asp | (noun) of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder | Synonyms: asp viper, Vipera aspis |
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| (noun) cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death | Synonyms: Egyptian cobra, Naja haje |
| clasp | (noun) the act of grasping | Synonyms: clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold |
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| (noun) a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together | - |
| (verb) hold firmly and tightly | - |
| (verb) grasp firmly | - |
| (verb) fasten with a buckle or buckles | Synonyms: buckle |
| (verb) fasten with or as if with a brooch | Synonyms: brooch |
| crisp | (adjective) pleasantly cold and invigorating | Synonyms: frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy |
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| (adjective) brief and to the point; effectively cut short | Synonyms: curt, laconic, terse |
| (adjective) (of hair) in small tight curls | Synonyms: frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy |
| (adjective) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined | Synonyms: sharp |
| (adjective) pleasingly firm and fresh | - |
| (adjective) tender and brittle | Synonyms: crispy |
| (noun) a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat | Synonyms: chip, potato chip, Saratoga chip |
| (verb) make brown and crisp by heating | Synonyms: crispen, toast |
| (verb) make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic | Synonyms: crease, crinkle, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle |
| cusp | (noun) point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch) | - |
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| (noun) small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth | - |
| (noun) a thin triangular flap of a heart valve | Synonyms: leaflet |
| gasp | (noun) a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open | Synonyms: pant |
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| (verb) breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted | Synonyms: heave, pant, puff |
| grasp | (noun) the act of grasping | Synonyms: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grip, hold |
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| (noun) an intellectual hold or understanding | Synonyms: grip |
| (noun) understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something | Synonyms: appreciation, hold |
| (noun) the limit of capability | Synonyms: compass, range, reach |
| (verb) get the meaning of something | Synonyms: apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grok, savvy |
| (verb) hold firmly | Synonyms: hold on |
| handclasp | (noun) grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | Synonyms: handshake, handshaking, shake |
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| hasp | (noun) a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock | - |
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| (verb) secure or lock with a hasp | - |
| lisp | (noun) a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th' | - |
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| (verb) speak with a lisp | - |
| rasp | (noun) a coarse file with sharp pointed projections | Synonyms: wood file |
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| (noun) uttering in an irritated tone | Synonyms: rasping |
| (verb) utter in a grating voice | - |
| (verb) scrape with a rasp | - |
| unclasp | (verb) release from a clasp | - |
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| wasp | (noun) social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting | - |
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| wisp | (noun) a flock of snipe | - |
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| (noun) a small tuft or lock | - |
| (noun) a small bundle of straw or hay | - |
| (noun) a small person | - |