crisp vs pucker

pucker vs crisp

crisp and pucker both are nouns.

crisp is an adjective but pucker is not an adjective.

crisp and pucker both are verbs.

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

As verbs, pucker is a hyponym of crisp; that is, pucker 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
pucker: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

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

crisp (noun)	pucker (noun)
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat	an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

crisp (adjective)	pucker (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)	pucker (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	draw together into folds or puckers
	become wrinkled or drawn together

Difference between crisp and pucker

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