crisis | (noun) a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something | - |
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(noun) an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty | - |
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 |
crispate | (adjective) wavy or notched and curled very irregularly | - |
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crispen | (verb) make brown and crisp by heating | Synonyms: crisp, toast |
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crispiness | (noun) firm but easily broken | Synonyms: brittleness, crispness |
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crisply | (adverb) in a well delineated manner | Synonyms: sharply |
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crispness | (noun) firm but easily broken | Synonyms: brittleness, crispiness |
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(noun) a pleasing firmness and freshness | - |
(noun) an expressive style that is direct and to the point | - |
crispy | (adjective) tender and brittle | Synonyms: crisp |
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crisscross | (adjective) marked with crossing lines | Synonyms: crisscrossed |
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(noun) a marking that consists of lines that cross each other | Synonyms: cross, mark |
(adverb) crossing one another in opposite directions | - |
(verb) mark with a pattern of crossing lines | - |
(verb) mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines | - |
(verb) cross in a pattern, often random | - |
crisscrossed | (adjective) marked with crossing lines | Synonyms: crisscross |
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cristal | (noun) street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine | Synonyms: Adam, disco biscuit, ecstasy, go, hug drug, X, XTC |
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cristobalite | (noun) a white mineral consisting of silica; found in volcanic rocks | - |
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