crust

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Synonyms: crest, crush, trust, rust, cruet, crut, cruft, cruse, cryst, crusy, crus

Antonyms: crest, crush, trust, rust, cruet, crut, cruft, cruse, cryst, crusy, crus

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Noun

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. {{lb|en|Britain|Australia|New Zealand|Ireland|Canada|Northern US}} A slice of bread cut from the end of a [[loaf]]; the [[heel]].
6. {{senseid|en|Q15316}} {{lb|en|geology}} The [[outermost]] layer of the [[lithosphere#English:_Earthian instance of Q83296|lithosphere]] of the [[Earth]].
7. {{senseid|en|Q4232578}} {{lb|en|astronomy|by extension}} The [[outermost]] layer of the [[lithosphere#English:_Q83296|lithosphere]] of any [[terrestrial planet]].
8. The [[shell]] of [[crab]]s, [[lobster]]s, etc.
9. {{lb|en|British|AU|informal}} A [[living]].
10. {{lb|en|uncountable|informal}} [[nerve|Nerve]], [[gall]].
11. {{lb|en|UK|AU|slang|dated}} The [[head]].
12. {{lb|en|music genre}} {{ellipsis of|en|crust punk|addl=a subgenre of punk music}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cover]] with a crust.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[form]] a crust.

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