B2nounsciencenature
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the hard outer layer of the Earth, or the hard outside of bread or a pie
In context
The Earth's crust is thinner under the oceans than under the continents.
Earthquakes happen when pressure builds up in the crust and is suddenly released.
She likes pizza with a thin crust and a lot of cheese.
Words that go with crust
noun + noun
- Earth's crustGranite is common in the Earth's crust.
adjective + noun
- oceanic crustOceanic crust is denser than continental crust.
- continental crustContinental crust can be up to seventy kilometers thick.
- thin crustWe ordered a thin crust pizza for lunch.
noun + preposition
- crust of the EarthGold is rare in the crust of the Earth.