plate vs crust

plate and crust both are nouns.

plate and crust both are verbs.

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

As nouns, crust is a hypernym of plate; that is, crust is a word with a broader meaning than plate:

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

Other hypernyms of plate include Earth's crust.

plate (noun)	crust (noun)
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten	the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)	the outer layer of the Earth
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic	a hard outer layer that covers something
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

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

Difference between plate and crust

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