Collocations for crust - noun
1. on a loaf of bread/pie
ADJ.
thick, thin | pastry, pie
PHRASES
a crust of bread
We saved a few crusts of bread for the birds.
We saved a few crusts of bread for the birds.
2. hard layer on the outside of sth
ADJ.
thick, thin
VERB + CRUST
form
The mud had formed a thick crust on the surface of the road.
The mud had formed a thick crust on the surface of the road.
CRUST + VERB
form
Put the lid on properly, or a crust will form on the paints.
Put the lid on properly, or a crust will form on the paints.
PREP.
~ of
a thin crust of ice
a thin crust of ice
PHRASES
the earth''s crust