(~er, ~est, ~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
Food that is ~ is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
Bake the potatoes for 15 minutes, till they’re nice and ~.
...~ bacon.
...~ lettuce.
? soggy
ADJ approval
~ness
The pizza base retains its ~ness without becoming brittle.
N-UNCOUNT
~ly
...~ly fried onion rings.
ADV
2.
If food ~s or if you ~ it, it becomes pleasantly hard, for example because you have heated it at a high temperature.
Cook the bacon until it begins to ~...
Spread breadcrumbs on a dry baking sheet and ~ them in the oven.
VERB: V, V n
3.
Crisps are very thin slices of fried potato that are eaten cold as a snack. (BRIT; in AM, use chips or potato chips )
...a packet of ~s.
...cheese and onion potato ~s.
N-COUNT: usu pl
4.
Weather that is pleasantly fresh, cold, and dry can be described as ~.
...a ~ autumn day.
ADJ approval
5.
Crisp cloth or paper is clean and has no creases in it.
I slipped between the ~ clean sheets.
...~ banknotes.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
...his ~ly pressed suit.
ADV