Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that crisps, especially a compartment in a refrigerator used for storing vegetables and keeping them fresh.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which crisps, corrugates, or curls. Specifically
- noun An instrument for crisping the nap of cloth; a crisping-iron or crisping-pin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, crisps or curls; an instrument for making little curls in the nap of cloth, as in chinchilla.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
comparative form ofcrisp : morecrisp - noun A cooled food
storage container , used to cool items that do not require completerefrigeration . - noun The
section of a refrigerator used to store fruit and vegetables at a slightly highertemperature than the rest of the refrigerator. - noun An
instrument for making littlecurls in thenap ofcloth .
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Examples
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Making the images look cleaner and crisper is nice and all, but there is just something about the classic look of an older movie.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Star Wars, So What’s New? 2006
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My friend Sidney thought the orchestra could have been a little "crisper," but I thought Runnicles and his troupe were extraordinary.
Cirque du Stravinsky sfmike 2007
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Another bonus is that a quick Mexican-style meal can use up all the bits of veggies left in your crisper which is exactly what I wanted to do today, in order to make room for veggies from the Farmers Market tomorrow.
Archive 2005-07-01 Nupur 2005
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My friend Sidney thought the orchestra could have been a little "crisper," but I thought Runnicles and his troupe were extraordinary.
Archive 2007-11-01 sfmike 2007
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I've been holding off on trying them myself, since they are plastic, but one more incidence of rubbery carrots in my "crisper" drawer and I may be persuaded.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jennifer Grayson 2010
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The closer it conforms to its ideal, the "crisper" it is said to be, and the more effective it will be.
Mile High Report 2009
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The chips could have been a shade crisper, perhaps, but were buttery- soft within.
Top 10 best budget restaurants in Cheltenham and Gloucester 2012
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For whatever reason, the color and images were crisper.
Jodi Chamberlain: Sink or Swim Jodi Chamberlain 2011
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For whatever reason, the color and images were crisper.
Jodi Chamberlain: Sink or Swim Jodi Chamberlain 2011
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The retailer is also going back to basics within its stores by returning merchandise that customers missed during an effort to give stores a crisper look.
Wal-Mart Explores Selling Large Appliances Karen Talley 2011
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