crust
Plural: crusts
Noun
- the outer layer of the Earth
- a hard outer layer that covers something
- the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
- 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
- The bread-like base of a pizza.
- A slice of bread cut from the end of a loaf; the heel.
- The outermost layer of the lithosphere of the Earth.
- The outermost layer of any terrestrial planet.
- The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.
- A living.
- Nerve, gall.
- The head.
- Ellipsis of crust punk, a subgenre of punk music.
Verb
Verb Forms: crusted, crusting, crusts
- To form a hard, outer layer or surface.
- form a crust or form into a crust
- "The bread crusted in the oven"
- To cover with a crust.
- To form a crust.
Examples
- After an hour of no plays, the Scrabble board began to CRUST over with a thick layer of dust.
- to earn one's crust
- You've got a lot of crust standing there saying that.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English cruste, from Anglo-Norman and Old French cruste, from Latin crusta (“hard outer covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (“hardened”), from *krews- (“to form a crust, begin to freeze”), related to Old Norse hroðr (“scurf”), Old English hruse (“earth”), Old High German hrosa (“crust, ice”), Latvian kruvesis (“frozen mud”), Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “frost, icy cold”), κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal, ice”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬎𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀- (xruzdra-, “hard”), Sanskrit क्रूड् (krūḍ, “thicken, make hard”).
Synonyms
cheekiness, Earth's crust, encrustation, freshness, gall, impertinence, impudence, incrustation, insolence, daily bread, heel, income, livelihood
Scrabble Score: 7
crust: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcrust: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
crust: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary