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Meaning and definition for "crust" word
[noun] the outer layer of the Earth
[noun] a hard outer layer that covers something
[verb] form a crust or form into a crust; "The bread crusted in the oven"
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(a) The hard exterior or surface of bread, in distinction from the soft part or crumb; or a piece of bread grown dry or hard.
(b) The cover or case of a pie, in distinction from the soft contents.
(c) The dough, or mass of doughy paste, cooked with a potpie; -- also called {dumpling}. Th' impenetrable crust thy teeth defies. --Dryden. He that keeps nor crust nor crumb. --Shak. They . . . made the crust for the venison pasty. --Macaulay. 3. (Geol.) The exterior portion of the earth, formerly universally supposed to inclose a molten interior. 4. (Zo["o]l.) The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc. 5. (Med.) A hard mass, made up of dried secretions blood, or pus, occurring upon the surface of the body. 6. An incrustation on the interior of wine bottles, the result of the ripening of the wine; a deposit of tartar, etc. See {Beeswing}.
\Crust\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crusted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Crusting}.] [Cf. OF. crouster, L. crustare. See {Crust}, n. ] To cover with a crust; to cover or line with an incrustation; to incrust. The whole body is crusted over with ice. --Boyle. And now their legs, and breast, and bodies stood Crusted with bark. --Addison. Very foul and crusted bottles. --Swift. Their minds are crusted over, like diamonds in the rock. --Felton.
\Crust\, v. i. To gather or contract into a hard crust; to become incrusted. The place that was burnt . . . crusted and healed. --Temple.
Synonyms for crust
cheekiness, Earth's crust, encrustation, freshness, gall, impertinence, impudence, incrustation, insolence
See also: asthenosphere | calculus | change surface | cover | covering | discourtesy | dry | dry out | geosphere | horst | layer | lithosphere | natural covering | rudeness | sial | sima | tartar | tophus |
Related terms: acres, brass, dirt, dry land, dust, encrust, external, freehold, grassland, integument, lithosphere, loaf of bread, marl, pumpernickel, real estate, sod, sourbread, surface, terra firma, top, whole wheat bread, woodland
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Let's analyse "crust" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel. 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TSURC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1295 milliseconds. [info]
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crust: 3 = 3, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three. |
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