crisp vs cockle

cockle vs crisp

crisp and cockle both are nouns.

crisp is an adjective but cockle is not an adjective.

crisp and cockle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crisp	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
cockle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cockle is a hyponym of crisp; that is, cockle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crisp:

crisp: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
cockle: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

Other hyponyms of crisp include crumple, knit, pucker, rumple, pucker, ruck, ruck up.

crisp (noun)	cockle (noun)
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat	common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs
	common edible European bivalve

crisp (adjective)	cockle (adjective)
pleasantly cold and invigorating
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
(of hair) in small tight curls
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
pleasingly firm and fresh
tender and brittle

crisp (verb)	cockle (verb)
make brown and crisp by heating	to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic	stir up (water) so as to form ripples

Difference between crisp and cockle

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