Definition of Crust

(v. i.)
To gather or contract into a hard crust; to become incrusted.
  

(n.)
To cover with a crust; to cover or line with an incrustation; to incrust.
  

(n.)
The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.
  

(n.)
The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a crust of snow.
  

(n.)
The hard exterior or surface of bread, in distinction from the soft part or crumb; or a piece of bread grown dry or hard.
  

(n.)
The exterior portion of the earth, formerly universally supposed to inclose a molten interior.
  

(n.)
The dough, or mass of doughy paste, cooked with a potpie; -- also called dumpling.
  

(n.)
The cover or case of a pie, in distinction from the soft contents.
  

(n.)
An incrustation on the interior of wine bottles, the result of the ripening of the wine; a deposit of tartar, etc. See Beeswing.
  

(n.)
A hard mass, made up of dried secretions blood, or pus, occurring upon the surface of the body.
  

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crust
\crust\ (kr?st), n. [l. crusta: cf. of. crouste, f. croûte; prob. akin to gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; ice, e. crystal, from the same root as e. crude, raw. see raw, and cf. custard.]
1. the hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a crust of snow. i have known the statute of an emperor quite hid under a crust of dross. below this icy crust of conformity, the waters of infidelity lay dark and deep as ever.
2. (cookery) (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. he that keeps nor crust nor crumb. they made the crust for the venison pasty.
3. (geol.) the exterior portion of the earth, formerly universally supposed to inclose a molten interior.
4. (zo?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
\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. and now their legs, and breast, and bodies stood crusted with bark. very foul and crusted bottles. their minds are crusted over, like diamonds in the rock.
crust
\crust\, v. i. to gather or contract into a hard crust; to become incrusted. the place that was burnt crusted and healed.
crust
n
1. the outer layer of the earth [syn: earth's crust ]


2. a hard outer layer that covers something [syn: incrustation, encrustation]


3. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties [syn: gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness]
v : form a crust or form into a crust; "the bread crusted in the oven"

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  similar words(4) 

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 upper crust 
 inflammatory crust 
 cobalt crust 
 milk crust 

Crachen = n. a scab; a crust

Crafen = n. a flake; a crust

Crag = n. a hard crust

Crawen = n. a crust

Cris = n. a scale, a hard crust

Crwt = n. a crust; a dumpy one

Teryg = n. what is clotted; crust

Ysgrawen = n. a hard crust

a living, job. e.g. "What do you do for a crust?"

to earn a living, work for wages

How do you earn a living?

money / wage. To 'earn ones crust'. Probably from bread, 'bread honey' - money

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Noun
1. the outer layer of the Earth
(synonym) Earth's crust
(hypernym) layer
(hyponym) horst
(part-holonym) lithosphere, geosphere
(substance-meronym) sial
(part-meronym) asthenosphere
2. a hard outer layer that covers something
(synonym) incrustation, encrustation
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
(hyponym) tartar, calculus, tophus
3. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
(synonym) gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness
(hypernym) discourtesy, rudeness
(hyponym) chutzpa, chutzpah, hutzpah

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Verb
1. form a crust or form into a crust; "The bread crusted in the oven"
(hypernym) change surface
(entail) dry, dry out
(derivation) incrustation, encrustation

To dream of a crust of bread, denotes incompetency, and threatened misery through carelessness in appointed duties.
  

A surface layer of soils that becomes harder than the underlying horizon.

A surface layer of soils that becomes harder than the underlying horizon.

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puhnk (bread, etc.), si-kov-shal (geol.)

The outermost, solid layer of a planet, with composition distinct from the mantle and differentiated by a seismic discontinuity.