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crust

/kɹʌst/noun, verb1 syllable

Crust means: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties.

Synonyms for crust13

noun, as in the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness

noun, as in a hard outer layer that covers something

incrustation, encrustation

noun, as in the outer layer of the Earth

Earth's crust

also used for crust

daily bread, income, livelihood, heel

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What does crust mean?4

noun

1

the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

2

a hard outer layer that covers something

3

the outer layer of the Earth

verb

1

form a crust or form into a crust“The bread crusted in the oven”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with crust?17

three syllables

antitrust
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Crust in a sentence

  • The snow lay on the ground, frozen into a thick, hard crust.eastasiastudent
  • Mercury has three main geological layers: a core, a mantle, and a crust.Amastan
  • My grandson ate a piece of bread, leaving the crust.AlanF_US
  • A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.Scott
  • I only want to eat the crust of the melon bread.jonojet
  • Scientists think there is water beneath the moon's icy crust.Hybrid
  • There are some who like to eat the hardened crust of rice.LeeSooHa
  • I didn't eat the bread because the crust was moldy.DJ_Saidez

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Forms of crust

as a noun

plural
crusts

as a verb

past tense
crusted
present participle
crusting
third-person singular
crusts
past participle
crusted