✅ Crunchy refers to something hard and brittle that cracks when pressure is put on it (icy, crunchy snow; crunchy vegetables).

✅ Crispy refers to something brittle and easily broken (I love the crispy chicken skin).

✅ Crispy particularly suggests something thin, whereas crunchy suggests something that makes a crunching sound while you eat it, no matter the thickness or texture (I love crêpes with crispy edges; I enjoy crunchy foods like popcorn and raw broccoli).

✅ Reinforce means to support or strengthen (The bad weather reinforced my decision to stay home).

✅ Buttress means to support, prop up, or encourage (She used evidence to buttress her argument).

✅ Both these words mean to support and make something stronger.

✅ Buttress emphasizes support, whereas reinforce emphasizes strength (This material will reinforce the elbow patches; I used scaffolding to buttress the crumbling wall).

✅ To bask means to enjoy and savor a pleasant sensation (bask in the warm sunlight).

✅ To revel means to take pleasure or delight in something (revel in the chance to share knowledge).

✅ Both of these words mean to enjoy something.

✅ Bask suggests really enjoying something pleasant, whereas revel suggests taking pride or pleasure in something (She reveled in her sudden freedom; She basked in the attention).