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| biscuit |
the British word for a small, sweet cake that is thin and crisp, baked from stiff dough. "Biscuit" often has the same meaning as "cookie." [2/3 definitions] |
| brisk |
refreshing or crisp; stimulating. [1/2 definitions] |
| celery |
a plant with crisp, pale green stalks that are eaten as a vegetable. Celery leaves and seeds are used as seasoning. |
| chip1 |
a very thin slice of food that has been baked or fried until crisp. Chips are often eaten as a snack. [1/6 definitions] |
| cracker |
A cracker is a baked food made with flour, oil, water, and salt. It is thin and crisp and often eaten as a snack. It is a little like a flat cookie, but it is not usually sweet. |
| crisp |
firm but breaking easily into pieces. [3/4 definitions] |
| crust |
any hard or crisp outer layer. [3/5 definitions] |
| describe |
When you describe something, you tell about it in a way that gives someone else a picture of it or a feeling about it. When you describe a food, you might say if it's salty or sweet, hot or cold, or you might say what color or shape it is. You might also say if it's crunchy or crisp or smooth or hard. |
| lettuce |
a plant with large, crisp leaves that can be eaten. [1/2 definitions] |
| potato chip |
a very thin slice of potato that is fried until it is crisp. |
| pretzel |
a thin, crisp food that is like a cracker. A pretzel is shaped into a knot or stick, and then baked and salted. |
| radish |
a plant that has a crisp and strong-tasting root. [1/2 definitions] |
| shell |
a piece of dough that is shaped in order to hold a filling, such as the filling for a pie or taco. A shell becomes crisp when it is baked or fried. [1/9 definitions] |
| toast1 |
to make crisp and brown by heating. [1/2 definitions] |
| waffle1 |
A waffle is a kind of food that people often have for breakfast. A waffle is a kind of crisp pancake cooked in a special way that leaves a pattern of squares on it |
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