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Rust

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Noun

1. rust

a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture

2. rust

a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi

3. rust, rusting

the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water

4. rust, rust fungus

any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants

Verb

5. corrode, rust

become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid

Example Sentences:
'The metal corroded'
'The pipes rusted'

6. corrode, eat, rust

cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid

Example Sentences:
'The acid corroded the metal'
'The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink'

7. rust

become coated with oxide

Adjective

8. rust, rust-brown, rusty

of the brown color of rust

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Rust

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noun
1. 
a reddish-brown oxide coating formed on iron or steel by the action of oxygen and moisture
2. Also called: rust fungus plant pathology
a. 
any basidiomycetous fungus of the order Uredinales, parasitic on cereal plants, conifers, etc
b. 
any of various plant diseases characterized by reddish-brown discoloration of the leaves and stem, esp that caused by the rust fungi
3. 
a. 
a strong brown colour, sometimes with a reddish or yellowish tinge
b. 
(as adjective)
a rust carpet
4. 
any corrosive or debilitating influence, esp lack of use
verb
5. 
to become or cause to become coated with a layer of rust
6. 
to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate through some debilitating influence or lack of use
he allowed his talent to rust over the years

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Rust

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noun
1. 
the reddish-brown or reddish-yellow coating formed on iron or steel by oxidation, as during exposure to air and moisture: it consists mainly of ferric oxide, Fe2O3, and ferric hydroxide, Fe(OH)3
2. 
any coating or film formed on any other metal by oxidation or corrosion
3. 
any stain or formation resembling iron rust
4. 
any habit, influence, growth, etc. injurious to usefulness, to the mind or character, etc.
5. 
disuse of mental or moral powers; inactivity; idleness
6. 
the color of iron rust; reddish brown or reddish yellow
7.  Botany
a. 
any of various plant diseases characterized by a spotted reddish or brownish discoloration of stems and leaves
b. 
any of an order (Uredinales) of basidiomycetous fungi causing rust
: in full rust fungus
verb intransitive, verb transitive
8. 
to affect or be affected by a rust fungus
9. 
to become or cause to be coated with rust, as iron
10. 
to deteriorate or spoil, as through disuse
a mind that has rusted
11. 
to become or make rust-colored

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Rust

see synonyms of rust
n.
1.
a. Any of various powdery or scaly reddish-brown or reddish-yellow hydrated ferric oxides and hydroxides formed on iron and iron-containing materials by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water.
b. Any of various metallic coatings, especially oxides, formed by corrosion.
c. A stain or coating resembling iron rust.
2. Deterioration, as of ability, resulting from inactivity or neglect.
3. Botany
a. Rust fungus.
b. A plant disease caused by a rust fungus, characterized by reddish or brownish spots on leaves, stems, and other parts.
4. A strong brown.
v. rust·ed, rust·ing, rusts
v.intr.
1. To become corroded.
2. To deteriorate or degenerate through inactivity or neglect: My golf game has rusted from all those years of not playing.
3. To become the color of rust.
4. Botany To develop a disease caused by a rust fungus.
v.tr.
1. To corrode or subject (a metal) to rust formation.
2. To impair or spoil, as by misuse or inactivity.
3. To color (something) a strong brown.

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