crust
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- pronunciation:
- kruhst
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the baked dough on the outside of baked goods such as bread, pies, or pizza.
He eats the soft part of the bread but always leaves the crust.Everyone complimented her on her delicious pie crust.
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| definition 2: |
a portion of bread that is mostly crust or that is hard and dry.
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| definition 3: |
any hard or crisp external layer, as of snow.
- similar words:
- skin
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| definition 4: |
the outer portion of the earth or other planet, or of a moon.
- similar words:
- soil
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
crusts, crusting, crusted |
| definition 1: |
to coat with a hard or crisp covering.
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| definition 2: |
to form into such a covering.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to acquire a hard or crisp covering.
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Crust is from a Latin word that means "rind" or "shell." "Crustacean" comes from the same root.