Definition of crust
1a : the hardened exterior or surface part of breadb : a piece of this or of bread grown dry or hard
2a : the pastry shell of a pie : piecrustb : the bready layer that forms the foundation of a pizza
3 : a hard or brittle external coat or covering: such asa : a hard surface layer (as of soil or snow)b : the outer part of a planet, moon, or asteroid composed essentially of crystalline rocksc : a deposit built up on the interior surface of a wine bottle during long agingd : an encrusting deposit (as of the eye) of dried secretions or exudate; also : scab
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Examples of crust in a Sentence
Her children prefer to eat their sandwiches with the crust cut off.
a pie with flaky crust
He likes pizza with thin crust.
Recent Examples of crust from the Web
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A third theory suggests the asteroids actually came from Mars itself, perhaps even from its below its crust, and were thrown out during a violent collision with another object.
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Separated by the condiments, the mollusk looked not unlike a starfish, its crust smoky and ever-so-slightly crunchy, the fish itself chewy but not overly so.
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Return to oven and bake until cheese is melted and crust is crispy, about 10 minutes more.
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Vital for those who take it, the subway is scorned by the upper crust that doesn’t need it.
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Eats Beat columnist Bud Kennedy says the crust is lighter than at Gus’s — or at Babe’s.
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The owner’s mastery of dough a given, the crust is beautifully charred in the oven.
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Pizza Crisp up that pizza crust by placing it on the grill.
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The mini coconut cream pie has an impressively flaky crust.
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Origin and Etymology of crust
Middle English, from Latin crusta; akin to Old English hrūse earth, Greek kryos icy cold, krystallos ice, crystal
CRUST Defined for English Language Learners
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: the hard outer surface of bread
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: the outside part of a pie
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: the bread that is used to make a pizza
CRUST Defined for Kids
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1 : the hardened outside surface of bread
2 : a hard dry piece of bread
3 : the pastry cover of a pie
4 : a hard outer covering or surface layer a crust of snow
5 : the outer part of the earth
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