n. a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

v. make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"

adj. pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce"

adj. tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips"

adj. very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"

adj. of hair in small tight curls

adj. pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)

adj. 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"

v. make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow"

adj. imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"

adj. imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air"

adj. pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort"

adj. clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"

adj. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

adj. having angles or an angular shape

adj. ending in a sharp point

adj. having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"

adj. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"

adj. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"

adj. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

adj. bitter or scornful; "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde

adj. imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"

adj. pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)

adj. uncomfortably cool; "a chill wind"; "chilly weather"

adj. neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze"

adj. extremely painful

adj. minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction"

adj. very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache"

adj. quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

adj. suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle"

adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine

adj. sour or bitter in taste

adj. having an agreeably pungent taste

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

adj. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

adj. expressing extreme contempt

adj. expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"

adj. clearly evident to the mind; "his opposition to slavery was unmistakable"

adj. having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"; " a shrill gaiety"

adj. characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"

adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

adj. not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"

adj. harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"

adj. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"

adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

adj. used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick"

adj. neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze"

adj. uncomfortably cool; "a chill wind"; "chilly weather"

adj. imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"

adj. recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"

adj. very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"

adj. habitually reserved and uncommunicative

adj. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"

adj. without due formalities; "unceremonious dismissal from office"

adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

adj. remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"

adj. characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"

adj. fresh; "caller fish"

adj. cut recently; "fresh-cut flowers"

adj. not left to spoil; "the meat is still good"

adj. newly made; "a hot scent"

adj. newly made; "the aroma of new-made bread"

adj. freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"

adj. easy to cut or chew

adj. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"

adj. made of or easily forming flakes

adj. made tender as by marinating or pounding; "tenderized meat"

adj. clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

adj. of hair having curls

adj. of hair treated with chemicals to make it curly; "permed hair"

adj. of hair in ringlets

adj. of hair in waves; "she had long wavy hair"

adj. of persons; feeling cold; "Poor Tom's acold"- Shakespeare

adj. chilly; "a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure"

adj. extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"

adj. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"

adj. unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"

adj. made or kept cold by refrigeration; "keep the milk refrigerated"; "a refrigerated truck"

adj. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands"

adj. very cold; "whatever the evenings be--frosty and frore or warm and wet"

adj. covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner

adj. "iced tea"

adj. as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

adj. pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)

adj. causing cooling or freezing; "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide"

adj. cold enough to cause shivers; "felt all shivery"; "shivery weather"

adj. completely cold; "by the time he got back to his coffee it was stone-cold"

adj. not having been heated or warmed; "an unheated room"; "unwarmed rolls"

adj. terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction"

adj. briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

adj. having a puzzling terseness; "a cryptic note"

adj. characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"; "the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor

adj. concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen

adj. having the style of a telegram with many short words left out; "telegraphic economy of words"; "the strange telegraphic speech of some aphasics"

v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

adj. not firm; "wilted lettuce"

adj. (of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"

adj. used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"

adj. using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

adj. of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"