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encrusted

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ɪnˈkrʌs.tɪd/
    • /ɪnˈkrʌs.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ɪnˈkrʌs.tɪd/

Definitions of encrusted word

  • noun encrusted Simple past tense and past participle of encrust. 1
  • noun encrusted coated with a dried substance 1
  • noun encrusted covered: with jewels 1
  • adjective encrusted covered with jewels 1
  • adjective encrusted If an object is encrusted with something, its surface is covered with a layer of that thing. 0
  • adjective encrusted Encrusted is also a combining form. 0

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Parts of speech for Encrusted

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

encrusted popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for encrusted

adjective encrusted

  • covered — A covered area is an area that has a roof.
  • coated — covered with an outer layer, film, etc
  • crusted — If something is crusted with a substance, it is covered with a hard or thick layer of that substance.
  • caked — If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.
  • thick — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.

verb encrusted

  • blacken — To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.
  • smear — to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.
  • smudge — a dirty mark or smear.
  • sully — to soil, stain, or tarnish.
  • begrime — to make dirty; soil

Antonyms for encrusted

adjective encrusted

  • bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.

verb encrusted

  • build — If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
  • clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
  • cleanse — To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.
  • clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
  • flourish — to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.

Top questions with encrusted

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