the hard outer layer of bread, pastry, or a pie.
Shared component: crust · hard outer layer
OpenEtymologyWORD FAMILY
crust
hard outer layer
Related forms: crust · 4 words in this dictionary
Related words
Shared components, not spelling prefixesRelating to or forming the crust of the earth or another planet.
crust+al
Shared component: crust · hard outer layer
To cover something with a hard layer of a substance.
en+crust
Shared component: crust · hard outer layer
having no crust
crust+less
Shared component: crust · hard outer layer