crust

[US]/krʌst/
[UK]/krʌst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the outer layer of bread; a hard outer layer
vi. to form a hard outer layer
vt. to cover with a hard outer layer

Phrases & Collocations

crusty bread

pie crust

pizza crust

crust of earth

crust of ice

earth's crust

continental crust

weathering crust

lower crust

earth crust

upper crust

oceanic crust

soil crust

weathered crust

crust leather

Example Sentences

a crust of snow.

the crust of the earth ridged.

The crust of the bread is burnt.

the over crust of a pie

The pastry crust was always underdone.

a sandwich with the crusts cut off.

the blisters eventually crust over.

a crusted establishment figure.

what some people do for a crust!.

Ice crusted the pond.

The crust in western China is in the state of isostasy.

electronic probes into the crust of the earth.

I've been earning a crust wherever I can.

the burns crusted his cheek.

she washed away the crusted blood.

The crust on the snow was thick enough for us to walk on it.

rift valleys where the crust has been stretched and faulted.

a fragment of continental crust which rifted away from eastern Australia.

The majority of researchers believe that the dominant manganese oxide of Co-rich crusts is vernadite.

Real-world Examples

National Geographic describes this as a scar in the Earth's crust.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2021 Compilation

Then it dries and forms a crust.

Source: Charlotte's Web

" Pizza should be very thin crust" .

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Do you ever dip on my pizza crust in anything?

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

And we know there's salt crust on Mars.

Source: Encyclopedia of Nature

In some places, denser crust sinks under lighter crust.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

Hydrogen sulphide gas bubbles up from oil deposits in the Earth's crust.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

The rainwater slowly dripped down to the earth's crust.

Source: National Parks of the United States

Sheldon, you sure about this? - Yes, leave the crusts on.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 4

It's still here, imprisoned in the Earth's crust.

Source: Home Original Soundtrack

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