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crust - the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties |
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gall,
impertinence,
impudence,
insolence,
cheekiness,
freshness |
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rudeness,
discourtesy a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
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chutzpa,
chutzpah,
hutzpah (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity
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crust - a hard outer layer that covers something |
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incrustation,
encrustation |
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natural covering,
covering,
cover the act of protecting something by covering it
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tophus,
calculus,
tartar a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout
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crust - the outer layer of the Earth |
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layer thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
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geosphere,
lithosphere the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
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asthenosphere the lower layer of the crust
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horst a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land
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crustal plate,
plate dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
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sial the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum
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sima rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium
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verb |
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crust - form a crust or form into a crust; "The bread crusted in the oven" |
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dry,
dry out remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
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change surface undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
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