noun · verb · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/kɹʌst/
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Northern-England:/kɹʊst/
rhymes with -ʌst
CMU ARPABET:K R AH1 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An outer layer composed of pastry
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The bread-like base of a pizza.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A slice of bread cut from the end of a loaf; the heel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Earth's crust
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: layer
Narrower terms: horst, plate, crustal plate
17
noun
Meaning 17
a hard outer layer that covers something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: incrustation, encrustation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: covering, natural covering, cover
Narrower terms: tartar, calculus, tophus
18
verb
Meaning 18
form a crust or form into a crust
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The bread crusted in the oven
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change surface
History
Etymology
From Middle English cruste, from Anglo-Norman and Old French cruste, from Latin crusta (“hard outer covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (“hardened”), from *krews- (“to form a crust, begin to freeze”), related to Old Norse hroðr (“scurf”), Old English hruse (“earth”), Old High German hrosa (“crust, ice”), Latvian kruvesis (“frozen mud”), Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “frost, icy cold”), κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal, ice”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬎𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀- (xruzdra-, “hard”), Sanskrit क्रूड् (krūḍ, “thicken, make hard”). Doublet of crusta.
Across languages
Translations
151 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
կեղեւ
(keġew)
— any solid, hard surface layer
Bashkir:
ҡыртыш
(qırtış)
— any solid, hard surface layer
Belarusian:
скары́нка
(skarýnka)
— any solid, hard surface layer
Belarusian:
ко́рка
(kórka)
— any solid, hard surface layer
Bulgarian:
кора́
(korá)
— any solid, hard surface layer
Catalan:
crosta
— any solid, hard surface layer
Czech:
kůra
— any solid, hard surface layer
Dutch:
korst
— any solid, hard surface layer
Esperanto:
krusto
— any solid, hard surface layer
Finnish:
kuori
— any solid, hard surface layer
French:
croûte
— any solid, hard surface layer
Galician:
codia
— any solid, hard surface layer
Galician:
crosta
— any solid, hard surface layer
Galician:
lastra
— any solid, hard surface layer
Galician:
arna
— any solid, hard surface layer
Galician:
talo
— any solid, hard surface layer
German:
Kruste
— any solid, hard surface layer
Greek:
φλοιός
(floiós)
— any solid, hard surface layer
Greek:
επίπαγος
(epípagos)
— any solid, hard surface layer
Hindi:
छिलका
(chilkā)
— any solid, hard surface layer
Hungarian:
héj
— any solid, hard surface layer
Hungarian:
burok
— any solid, hard surface layer
Icelandic:
skorpa
— any solid, hard surface layer
Ido:
krusto
— any solid, hard surface layer
Ingrian:
koori
— any solid, hard surface layer
Italian:
crosta
— any solid, hard surface layer
Latin:
crusta
— any solid, hard surface layer
Maltese:
qoxra
— any solid, hard surface layer
Norman:
crôte
— any solid, hard surface layer
Norwegian Bokmål:
skare
— any solid, hard surface layer
Norwegian Bokmål:
skorpe
— any solid, hard surface layer
Old English:
rind
— any solid, hard surface layer
Portuguese:
crosta
— any solid, hard surface layer
Russian:
ко́рка
(kórka)
— any solid, hard surface layer
Serbo-Croatian:
ко̏ра
— any solid, hard surface layer
Serbo-Croatian:
kȍra
— any solid, hard surface layer
Sicilian:
crusta
— any solid, hard surface layer
Slovene:
skorja
— any solid, hard surface layer
Lower Sorbian:
škóra
— any solid, hard surface layer
Spanish:
costra
— any solid, hard surface layer
Swedish:
skorpa
— any solid, hard surface layer
Swedish:
skare
— any solid, hard surface layer
Ukrainian:
кора́
(korá)
— any solid, hard surface layer
Ukrainian:
скори́нка
(skorýnka)
— any solid, hard surface layer
Ukrainian:
скори́на
(skorýna)
— any solid, hard surface layer
Urdu:
چھِلْکا
(chilkā)
— any solid, hard surface layer
Urdu:
پوسْت
(post)
— any solid, hard surface layer
Catalan:
crosta
— outer layer composed of pastry
Finnish:
kuori
— outer layer composed of pastry
Ido:
krusto
— outer layer composed of pastry
Polish:
skórka
— outer layer composed of pastry
Portuguese:
crosta
— outer layer composed of pastry
Spanish:
repulgue
— outer layer composed of pastry
Spanish:
repulgo
— outer layer composed of pastry
Walloon:
crosse
— outer layer composed of pastry
Catalan:
massa
— bread foundation of pizza
Chinese Mandarin:
比薩外皮 /比萨外皮
(bǐsà wàipí)
— bread foundation of pizza
Finnish:
pohja
— bread foundation of pizza
Finnish:
pizzapohja
— bread foundation of pizza
Ido:
krusto
— bread foundation of pizza
Japanese:
ピザクラスト
(piza kurasuto)
— bread foundation of pizza
Korean:
피자 크러스트
(pija keureoseuteu)
— bread foundation of pizza
Polish:
skórka
— bread foundation of pizza
Portuguese:
massa
— bread foundation of pizza
Russian:
ко́рочка
(kóročka)
— bread foundation of pizza
Russian:
ко́рка
(kórka)
— bread foundation of pizza
Spanish:
pan
— bread foundation of pizza
Spanish:
corteza
— bread foundation of pizza
Spanish:
repulgue
— bread foundation of pizza
Spanish:
repulgo
— bread foundation of pizza
Ukrainian:
скори́нка
(skorýnka)
— bread foundation of pizza
Albanian:
kore
— outermost layer of a planet
Arabic:
قِشْرَة
(qišra)
— outermost layer of a planet
Armenian:
երկրակեղեւ
(erkrakeġew)
— outermost layer of a planet
Bashkir:
ҡыртыш
(qırtış)
— outermost layer of a planet
Belarusian:
кара́
(kará)
— outermost layer of a planet
Bulgarian:
кора́
(korá)
— outermost layer of a planet
Catalan:
escorça
— outermost layer of a planet
Chinese Mandarin:
地殼 /地壳
(dìqiào)
— outermost layer of a planet
Czech:
kůra
— outermost layer of a planet
Danish:
skorpe
— outermost layer of a planet
Dutch:
korst
— outermost layer of a planet
Esperanto:
terkrusto
— outermost layer of a planet
Finnish:
kuori
— outermost layer of a planet
French:
croûte
— outermost layer of a planet
French:
écorce
— outermost layer of a planet
Galician:
codia
— outermost layer of a planet
Galician:
cortiza
— outermost layer of a planet
Georgian:
ქერქი
(kerki)
— outermost layer of a planet
German:
Kruste
— outermost layer of a planet
Greek:
φλοιός
(floiós)
— outermost layer of a planet
Hindi:
भूपर्पटी
(bhūparpaṭī)
— outermost layer of a planet
Hindi:
पर्पटी
(parpaṭī)
— outermost layer of a planet
Hungarian:
köpeny
— outermost layer of a planet
Hungarian:
földkéreg
— outermost layer of a planet
Ido:
krusto
— outermost layer of a planet
Irish:
screamh
— outermost layer of a planet
Italian:
crosta
— outermost layer of a planet
Japanese:
地殻
(chikaku)
— outermost layer of a planet
Korean:
지각
(jigak)
— outermost layer of a planet
Lao:
ຜິວໂລກ
(phiu lōk)
— outermost layer of a planet
Macedonian:
кора
(kora)
— outermost layer of a planet
Manx:
bleayst
— outermost layer of a planet
Māori:
kirinuku
— outermost layer of a planet
Norwegian Bokmål:
skorpe
— outermost layer of a planet
Norwegian Bokmål:
jordskorpe
— outermost layer of a planet
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skorpe
— outermost layer of a planet
Norwegian Nynorsk:
jordskorpe
— outermost layer of a planet
Iranian Persian:
پوسْتِه
(puste)
— outermost layer of a planet
Plautdietsch:
Ieedkjarscht
— outermost layer of a planet
Polish:
skorupa
— outermost layer of a planet
Portuguese:
crosta
— outermost layer of a planet
Romanian:
crustă
— outermost layer of a planet
Russian:
кора́
(korá)
— outermost layer of a planet
Serbo-Croatian:
ко̏ра
— outermost layer of a planet
Serbo-Croatian:
kȍra
— outermost layer of a planet
Slovak:
kôra
— outermost layer of a planet
Slovene:
skorja
— outermost layer of a planet
Spanish:
corteza
— outermost layer of a planet
Swedish:
skorpa
— outermost layer of a planet
Swedish:
jordskorpa
— outermost layer of a planet
Tagalog:
upak
— outermost layer of a planet
Tagalog:
upak ng Duta
— outermost layer of a planet
Thai:
เปลือกดาว
— outermost layer of a planet
Thai:
เปลือก
(bplʉ̀ʉak)
— outermost layer of a planet
Turkish:
kabuk
— outermost layer of a planet
Ukrainian:
кора́
(korá)
— outermost layer of a planet
Uzbek:
qobiq
— outermost layer of a planet
Vietnamese:
lớp vỏ
— outermost layer of a planet
Finnish:
kuori
— outer layer of crustacean
Russian:
па́нцирь
(páncirʹ)
— outer layer of crustacean
Ukrainian:
па́нцир
(páncyr)
— outer layer of crustacean
Ukrainian:
черепа́шка
(čerepáška)
— outer layer of crustacean
Finnish:
pokka
— nerve, gall
Finnish:
otsa
— nerve, gall
Finnish:
kantti
— nerve, gall
Finnish:
muna
— nerve, gall
Bulgarian:
покривам с кора
(pokrivam s kora)
— to cover with a crust
Catalan:
encrostar
— to cover with a crust
Esperanto:
krustigi
— to cover with a crust
Finnish:
kuorruttaa
— to cover with a crust
Finnish:
kuorettaa
— to cover with a crust
Finnish:
tehdä kuori
— to cover with a crust
Finnish:
muodostaa kuori
— to cover with a crust
Bulgarian:
хващам кора
(hvaštam kora)
— to form a crust