Definitions for crust

• Definition
• Anagrams (62)

crust crust

Spelling: [kruhst]

IPA: /krʌst/

Crust is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 62 anagrams from letters in crust (crstu).

Definitions for crust

noun

1. the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
2. a slice of bread from the end of a loaf, consisting chiefly of this.
3. the pastry covering the outside of a pie or other dish.
4. a piece of stale bread.
5. any more or less hard external covering or coating:
6. Geology. the outer layer of the earth, about 22 miles (35 km) deep under the continents (continental crust) and 6 miles (10 km) deep under the oceans (oceanic crust) Compare mantle (def 3), core1 (def 10).
7. a scab or eschar.
8. Slang. unabashed self-assertiveness; nerve; gall:
9. deposit from wine, as it ripens during aging, on the interior of bottles, consisting of tartar and coloring matter.
10. the hard outer shell or covering of an animal.
11. Australian Slang. a living or livelihood:

verb (used with object)

1. to cover with or as with a crust; encrust.
2. to form (something) into a crust.

verb (used without object)

1. to form or contract a crust.
2. to form into a crust.

Origin of crust

1275-1325; Middle English Anglo-French, Old French cruste, croste Latin crusta hard coating, crust

Examples for crust

Think all-tequila margaritas, carne asada tacos spritzed with lemon, key lime pies that are mounds of crust and nothing more.

The crust of toast may be trimmed off or left on, as desired.

Lay in the bottom of the tureen some slices of bread without the crust.

Make some thin slices of toast, having cut off all the crust.

Take the pot and place it on a damp surface for a few minutes to free up the crust.

Cover the pie with a crust, notch and ornament it, and bake it well.

It was brown as to crust, and flaky and light as to interior.

Also has handy circles marked to make it easy to roll out your crust to the right size.

The crust was stuffed with cheese and pepperoni, Italian sausage, and bacon.

It has French ingredients like leeks and tarragon, and I use puff pastry to make the crust easy!