Word of the Day 04/04/19 Upper Crust
Upper Crust (noun)
noun
1. the topmost layer of crust, as of a pie.
2. Informal. the highest social class.
RELATED FORMS
up·per-crust , adjective
RELATED WORDS
aristocracy, aristocratic, elite, gentle, highborn, highbred, imperial, kingly, patrician, thoroughbred, queenly, titled, wellborn, flower, gentility, gentry, nobility, patriciate, quality, glitterati
NEARBY WORDS
upper carboniferous, upper case, upper chamber, upper chinook, upper class, upper darby, upper deck, upper east side, upper egypt, upper extremity
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Origin: 1425–75; 1830–35 for def 2; late Middle English
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noun
1. the topmost layer of crust, as of a pie.
2. Informal. the highest social class.
RELATED FORMS
up·per-crust , adjective
RELATED WORDS
aristocracy, aristocratic, elite, gentle, highborn, highbred, imperial, kingly, patrician, thoroughbred, queenly, titled, wellborn, flower, gentility, gentry, nobility, patriciate, quality, glitterati
NEARBY WORDS
upper carboniferous, upper case, upper chamber, upper chinook, upper class, upper darby, upper deck, upper east side, upper egypt, upper extremity
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1425–75; 1830–35 for def 2; late Middle English
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.