crust
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/krʌst/
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/krʌst/
noun
R
the hard outer part of bread
The bread crust is hard and crunchy.
R
the baked pastry covering of a pie
The pie crust was flaky and delicious.
R
the rocky outer layer of the earth or a planet
The earth's crust contains many minerals.
R
a hard layer on top of something soft
A thin crust formed on the snow overnight.
verb
R
to form a hard outer layer
The mud began to crust over in the sun.
translation
the hard outer part of bread; the baked pastry covering of a pie; the rocky outer layer of the earth or a planet; a hard layer on top of something soft
to form a hard outer layer
Word Forms
Perfect
crusted
Progressive
crusting
3rd Present
crusts
Plural
crusts
Past
crusted