crust
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
crusts
plural
crusts
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRUST
1
:
the hard outer surface of bread
[count]
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Her children prefer to eat their sandwiches with the crusts [=the outer edges of the bread slices] cut off.
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a crunchy/chewy crust
[noncount]
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Her children prefer to eat their sandwiches with the crust cut off.
2
:
the outside part of a pie
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piecrust
[count]
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Bake the pie until the crust [=top] is golden brown.
[noncount]
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a pie with flaky crust
3
[count, noncount]
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the bread that is used to make a pizza
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He likes pizza with thin/thick crust.
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She ate three slices of pizza, but left the crusts [=the thick, outer pieces of the crust] on her plate.
4
[count, noncount]
:
a hard layer on the surface of something
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Our feet broke through the thin crust of ice and into the snow below.
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the Earth's crust
earn a/your crust
British, informal
:
to earn the money that you need to live
:
to earn a living
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I'm really a poet, but I've got to earn my crust as an accountant.
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see also upper crust
