rust
Meaning of rust
noun
- The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation.
The rust on my bicycle chain made cycling to work very dangerous.
- A similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust").
aerugo. Green or blue-green copper rust; verdigris. (American Heritage Dictionary, 1973)
- A reddish-brown color.
- A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus.
- Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.
- To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.
The patio furniture had rusted in the wind-driven spray.
- To cause to oxidize.
The wind-driven spray had thoroughly rusted the patio furniture.
- To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
- To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.
Information about rust
- The plural form of rust is: rusts.
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Hyphenation of rust
rust
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- rust is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
rust synonyms
Meaning rusty:
Meaning rusting:
Meaning corrode:
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Translation of rust
- Spanish: óxido, herrumbre, corroer
- German: Rost, korrodieren
- French: rouille, corroder
- Italian: ruggine, corrodersi, corrodere
- Portuguese: ferrugem, corroer
Anagrams of rust
Words that rhyme with rust
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