crust

  • 21crust — n. (colloq.) impudence the crust to + inf. (she had the crust to ask for a raise) * * * [krʌst] (colloq.) [ impudence ] the crust to + inf. (she had the crust to ask for a raise) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22crust — krÊŒst n. hard outer coating of a loaf of bread; piece of bread which is mainly crust or that is hard and dry; hard coating, hard outer layer; (Geology) outer portion of the earth v. cover with a crust, form into a crust; be formed into a crust …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 23crust — [[t]krʌst[/t]] n. 1) coo the brown, hard outer surface of a loaf of bread 2) coo a slice of bread from the end of the loaf 3) a piece of stale bread 4) coo the pastry containing the filling of a pie or other dish 5) any hard external covering or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24crust — n. & v. n. 1 a the hard outer part of a loaf of bread. b a piece of this with some soft bread attached. c a hard dry scrap of bread. d esp. Austral. sl. a livelihood (what do you do for a crust?). 2 the pastry covering of a pie. 3 a hard casing… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 25crust — 1. noun /kɹʌst/ a) A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary. Youve got a lot of crust standing there saying that. b) The external layer of most types of bre …

    Wiktionary

  • 26Crust — This unusual and interesting name is of French origin and has two possible meanings. Firstly it could either be a nickname surname for one who is obstinate or stubborn, hard as a crust and derives from the Old French Crouste , a crust (of bread)… …

    Surnames reference

  • 27crust — noun 1》 the tough outer part of a loaf of bread.     ↘a hard, dry scrap of bread. 2》 a hardened layer or coating on something soft.     ↘a layer of pastry covering a pie. 3》 the outermost layer of rock of which a planet consists, especially the… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28crust — 1. A hard outer layer or covering; cutaneous crusts are often formed by dried serum or pus on the surface of a ruptured blister or pustule. 2. A scab. SYN: crusta. [L. crusta] milk c. SYN: crusta lactea. * * * crust …

    Medical dictionary

  • 29crust — n British (one s) head. This London working class usage is almost always heard in the forms off one s crust or do one s crust …

    Contemporary slang

  • 30crust —   Pāpa a.    ♦ Crust of bread, pāpa a o ka palaoa.    ♦ To begin to form a crust, as a wound, olomio …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary