Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "crust" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

biocrust blackened crust bleeding oak crust breadcrust continental crust crack a crust cradle crust cruft crustache crustal crustation crustcore crusted crustless crustlike crustquake decrust earn one's crust gypcrust kissing-crust milk crust overcrust pie crust pie crust collar pie crust lease shortcrust thick-crust pizza thin-crust pizza upper crust

Entails

dry

Context

geology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

change surface cover covering discourtesy layer natural covering rudeness

Type Of (IsA)

covering discourtesy layer

Manner Of

change surface

Part Of

lithosphere pizza

Related Terms

croustade crouton crusted crusty custard encrust

Related Terms

base boundary bread cover crab crust punk crusted crusty dense encrust form gall hard layer lithosphere lobster meat nerve outermost pastry pizza shell solid surface

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