How do you use the word "crust" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "crust" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "crust": Under Europa's icy crust might be an ocean of water. A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

Crust Meaning

/kɹʌst/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

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

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

Sentence Examples

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

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

freshness gall insolence

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The pizza's ____ was thin and crispy around the edges.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

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

Word Origin & History

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.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Th' impenetrable crust thy teeth defies." — 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Fifth Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:

"They […] made the crust for the venison pasty." — 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter III, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:

"The crust (a mere 1% of the Earth's volume) is made of lighter melt products from the mantle." — 2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:

"Like most of us, I am frequently asked by friends and people I meet in business situations or round the dinner table what I do to earn my crust." — 1999, Norman Longworth, Making Lifelong Learning Work: Learning Cities for a Learning Century, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 1:

"“Oh?” she said. “So you have decided to revise my guest list for me? You have the nerve, the – the –” I saw she needed helping out. “Audacity,” I said, throwing her the line. “The audacity to dictate to me who I shall have in my house.” It should have been “whom”, but I let it go. “You have the –” “Crust.” “– the immortal rind,” she amended, and I had to admit it was stronger, “to tell me whom” – she got it right that time – “I may entertain at Brinkley Court and who” – wrong again – “I may not.”" — 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XVIII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:

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