crust

Study(18)

/kɹʌst/

noun 5verb 2

Collocations

(noun.) on a loaf of bread/pie

ADJ

thick, thin | pastry, pie

PHRASES

a crust of bread

My daughter nibbled on a crust of bread while we waited for lunch to be ready.

(noun.) hard layer on the outside of sth

ADJ

thick, thin

VERB + CRUST

form

A layer of ice formed a hard crust on top of the frozen lake yesterday.

CRUST + VERB

form

A thick crust formed on top of the soup as it cooled overnight.

PREP

~ of

A layer of crust of salt had formed on the lake's surface after the water evaporated.

PHRASES

the earth's crust

Definitions

noun

A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.

The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.

An outer layer composed of pastry

Th' impenetrable crust thy teeth defies.

They […] made the crust for the venison pasty.

The bread-like base of a pizza.

A slice of bread cut from the end of a loaf; the heel.

verb

To cover with a crust.

The whole body is crusted over with ice.

Their minds are crusted over, like diamonds in the rock.

To form a crust.

, The Goblin Reign Boxed Set Thistle held her hand over the wound and pressed a wad of tree moss against it. "Don't move," she said. "Let it crust."

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the trait of being rude and impertinent

gall
impertinence
impudence
insolence
cheekiness
freshness

noun — a hard outer layer that covers something

incrustation
encrustation

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

upper crust

The social elite, the highest social class.

I judged from your remark about the diligence and industry of the high Parisian upper crust that it would have some point.

earn one's crust

To earn money, to do something as a job.

Their substitutes featured two players from League One clubs and Miller, who earns his crust these days with Vancouver Whitecaps.

crack a crust

To make a living.

Yet for all this I do not hear one giving him a good name, though there are many cracking a crust on his account.

Example Bank

Th' impenetrable crust thy teeth defies.

Wiktionary

They […] made the crust for the venison pasty.

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Holonyms: lithosphere < Earth

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The whole body is crusted over with ice.

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Their minds are crusted over, like diamonds in the rock.

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, The Goblin Reign Boxed Set Thistle held her hand over the wound and pressed a wad of tree moss against it. "Don't move," she said. "Let it crust."

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, crust is marked as British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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