crust

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Noun

crustSingular
crustsPlural
1

The hard outer layer of bread or other baked goods.

I like to eat the crust of fresh bread.

2

The pastry shell of a pie or tart.

The apple pie has a flaky golden crust.

3

A hard layer or covering that forms on the surface of something.

A thin crust of ice formed on the pond overnight.

4

The outermost solid layer of a planet, especially the Earth.

The Earth's crust is thinner under the oceans than under the continents.

Antonym

Verb

crustInfinitive
crustsPresent tense
crustedPast tense
crustedPast participle
crustingPresent participle
crustsThird-person singular
1

To form or cover with a hard outer layer.

The mud crusted on his boots after the long hike.

Synonym