crust vs plate

crust and plate both are nouns.

crust and plate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crust	Yes	No	Yes	No
plate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, plate is a hyponym of crust; that is, plate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crust:

crust: the outer layer of the Earth
plate: a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

Other hyponyms of crust include horst, crustal plate.

crust (noun)	plate (noun)
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties	dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
the outer layer of the Earth	a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
a hard outer layer that covers something	a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
	a shallow receptacle for collection in church
	(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
	structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
	a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
	a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
	the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
	a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
	any flat platelike body structure or part
	a main course served on a plate
	the thin under portion of the forequarter
	a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
	the quantity contained in a plate

crust (verb)	plate (verb)
form a crust or form into a crust	coat with a layer of metal

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