crust
noun
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
crusts
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pluralof crust.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof crust (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
crustnounthe brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
Example Sentences
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In one session, Sylvia mentioned: “On the weekends, I usually just make a meal out of the bread crusts I cut off my kids’ sandwiches.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Crusted scabies, previously known as Norwegian scabies, causes a "scaly rash and thickened crusts of skin", external containing thousands of mites, and can be due to reduced immunity, although that is not always the case.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Still, executives expressed optimism during the earnings call about things like Totino’s pizza crusts and seasoned pizza rolls, as well as Asian- and Mexican-inspired snacks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
RBC Capital analyst Logan Reich notes Domino’s is lapping the initiatives that juiced 2025—the introduction of stuffed crusts decades after Pizza Hut and its arrival on DoorDash—with no easy levers ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
They drank lemon-scented water and ate sandwiches with the crusts cut off at three o’clock in the afternoon.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
