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Upper crust Moderate

Upper crust has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy

2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see upper,‎ crust. The topmost layer of a bread, pastry dish, or other item with a hardened coating.

Adjective
1

Alternative form of upper-crust

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
class
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
elite gentry ruling class
Rhyming Words
ust wust kust bust rust fust cust oust dust lust must gust aust adust trust noust joust doust roust crust
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