Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
2. The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.
3. An outer layer composed of pastry
4. The bread-like base of a pizza.
5. (British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Northern US) A slice of bread cut from the end of a loaf; the heel.
6. (geology) The outermost layer of the lithosphere of the Earth.
7. (astronomy, by extension) The outermost layer of the lithosphere of any terrestrial planet.
8. The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.

Example Sentences

Th' impenetrable crust thy teeth defies.

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

Holonyms: lithosphere < Earth

The crust (a mere 1% of the Earth's volume) is made of lighter melt products from the mantle.

Holonyms: lithosphere < planet

to earn one's crust

Like most of us, I am frequently asked by friends and people I meet in business situations or round the dinner table what I do to earn my crust.

You've got a lot of crust standing there saying that.

Word Forms

• crusts
• crusting
• crusted

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Use crust when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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