crust

English Thesaurus

1. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	discourtesy, rudeness,
definition	:	a manner that is rude and insulting (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	chutzpa, chutzpah, hutzpah,
definition	:	(Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity (noun.attribute)

2. the outer layer of the Earth (noun.object)

hypernym	:	layer,
definition	:	a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another (noun.location)

hyponym	:	horst,
definition	:	a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land (noun.object)

hyponym	:	crustal plate, plate,
definition	:	a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly (noun.object)

part holonym	:	asthenosphere,
definition	:	the lower layer of the crust (noun.object)

part meronym	:	geosphere, lithosphere,
definition	:	the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle (noun.object)

substance holonym	:	sial,
definition	:	the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum (noun.substance)

substance holonym	:	sima,
definition	:	rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium (noun.substance)

3. a hard outer layer that covers something (noun.object)

hypernym	:	cover, covering, natural covering,
definition	:	a natural object that covers or envelops (noun.object)

hyponym	:	calculus, tartar, tophus,
definition	:	an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums (noun.object)

4. form a crust or form into a crust (verb.change)

hypernym	:	change surface,
definition	:	undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface (verb.change)

entail	:	dry, dry out,
definition	:	become dry or drier (verb.change)

5. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	audacious, bald-faced, barefaced, bodacious, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent,
definition	:	unrestrained by convention or propriety (adj.all)

derivation	:	brash, cheeky, nervy,
definition	:	offensively bold (adj.all)

derivation	:	fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, wise,
definition	:	improperly forward or bold (adj.all)

derivation	:	crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured,
definition	:	brusque and surly and forbidding (adj.all)

derivation	:	flip, impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed,
definition	:	marked by casual disrespect (adj.all)

6. a hard outer layer that covers something (noun.object)

derivation	:	encrust, incrust,
definition	:	form a crust or a hard layer (verb.change)

derivation	:	crust,
definition	:	form a crust or form into a crust (verb.change)

derivation	:	encrust, incrust,
definition	:	cover or coat with a crust (verb.contact)

derivation	:	crusted, crustlike, crusty, encrusted,
definition	:	having a hardened crust as a covering (adj.all)

7. form a crust or form into a crust (verb.change)

derivation	:	crust, encrustation, incrustation,
definition	:	a hard outer layer that covers something (noun.object)

8. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	audacious, bald-faced, barefaced, bodacious, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent,
definition	:	unrestrained by convention or propriety (adj.all)

derivation	:	brash, cheeky, nervy,
definition	:	offensively bold (adj.all)

derivation	:	fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, wise,
definition	:	improperly forward or bold (adj.all)

derivation	:	crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured,
definition	:	brusque and surly and forbidding (adj.all)

derivation	:	flip, impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed,
definition	:	marked by casual disrespect (adj.all)

9. a hard outer layer that covers something (noun.object)

derivation	:	encrust, incrust,
definition	:	form a crust or a hard layer (verb.change)

derivation	:	crust,
definition	:	form a crust or form into a crust (verb.change)

derivation	:	encrust, incrust,
definition	:	cover or coat with a crust (verb.contact)

derivation	:	crusted, crustlike, crusty, encrusted,
definition	:	having a hardened crust as a covering (adj.all)

10. form a crust or form into a crust (verb.change)

derivation	:	crust, encrustation, incrustation,
definition	:	a hard outer layer that covers something (noun.object)