crust

CEFRB1

/kɹʌst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The hard outer layer of bread, food, or the Earth.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An outer layer composed of pastry

Examples

  • A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

  • Under Europa's icy crust might be an ocean of water.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.

  2. A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.

  3. The bread-like base of a pizza.

More examples

In context

  • Holonyms: lithosphere < Earth

  • Holonyms: lithosphere < planet

  • to earn one's crust

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English cruste, from Anglo-Norman and Old French cruste, from Latin crusta (“hard outer covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (“hardened”), from *krews- (“to form a crust, begin to freeze”), related to Old Norse hroðr (“scurf”), Old English hruse (“earth”), Old High German hrosa (“crust, ice”), Latvian kruvesis (“frozen mud”), Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “frost, icy cold”), κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal, ice”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬎𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀- (xruzdra-, “hard”), Sanskrit क्रूड् (krūḍ, “thicken, make hard”). Doublet of crusta.