crust

crust

noun \ˈkrəst\

Definition of CRUST

1

a : the hardened exterior or surface part of bread b : a piece of this or of bread grown dry or hard

2

: the pastry cover of a pie

3

: a hard or brittle external coat or covering: as a : a hard surface layer (as of soil or snow) b : the outer part of a planet, moon, or asteroid composed essentially of crystalline rocks c : a deposit built up on the interior surface of a wine bottle during long aging d : an encrusting deposit of dried secretions or exudate; especially : scab

4

: gall, nerve

— crust verb

— crust·al \ˈkrəs-t^əl\ adjective

— crust·less \ˈkrəs(t)-ləs\ adjective

Examples of CRUST

1. Her children prefer to eat their sandwiches with the crust cut off.
2. a pie with flaky crust
3. He likes pizza with thin crust.

Origin of CRUST

Middle English, from Latin crusta; akin to Old English hrūse earth, Greek kryos icy cold, krystallos ice, crystal

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CRUST

Synonyms: audaciousness, audacity, brashness, brass, brassiness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah (also chutzpa or hutzpah or hutzpa), effrontery, face, gall, nerve, nerviness, pertness, presumption, presumptuousness, sauce, sauciness, temerity

Related Words: arrogance, assurance, cockiness, confidence, hardihood, overconfidence, sanguinity, self-assurance, self-confidence; discourteousness, disrespect, impertinence, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, inconsiderateness, inconsideration, insolence, rudeness, ungraciousness; back talk, sass; swagger, swash

Near Antonyms: bashfulness, diffidence, faintheartedness, hesitancy, modesty, shyness, timidity, timidness, timorousness; civility, courteousness, courtesy, gentility, graciousness, mannerliness, manners

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Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with CRUST

bust, dust, gust, just, lust, must, musth, rust, thrust, trust