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rust > 8 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	rust, rusty, rust-brown	Of the brown color of rust
NOUN	1	rust	A red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
	2	rust	A reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems caused by a rust fungus
	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	1	rust, corrode	Become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
	2	rust, corrode, eat	Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
	3	rust	Become coated with oxide

rust > pronunciation
Sounds	rah'st
Rhymes	abolitionist, accompanist, activist, and 190 more rhymes in ahst...

rust > adjective
Meaning	Of the brown color of rust.
Synonyms	rusty, rust-brown
Similar to	chromatic

rust > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture.
Substances	goethite, gothite
Broader	ferric oxide
Adjectives	rusty; rusty; rusty; rusty
Verbs	rust; rust; rust

rust > noun 2, state
Meaning	A reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems caused by a rust fungus.
Broader	plant disease
Narrower	blister rust, white-pine rust, white pine blister rust

rust > noun 3, process
Meaning	The formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water.
Synonyms	rusting
Substances	ferric oxide
Broader	corrosion, corroding, erosion; oxidation, oxidization, oxidisation
Verbs	rust; rust; rust

rust > noun 4, plant
Meaning	Any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants.
Synonyms	rust fungus
Member of	Uredinales, order Uredinales
Parts	aecium; aeciospore
Broader	fungus
Narrower	flax rust, flax rust fungus, Melampsora lini; blister rust, Cronartium ribicola; wheat rust, Puccinia graminis; apple rust, cedar-apple rust, Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae

rust > verb 1, change
Meaning	Become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid.
Pattern	Something ----s
Model	These cars won't rust
Examples	"The pipes rusted"
Synonyms	corrode
Similar to	corrode, eat, rust
Broader	decay, crumble, delapidate
Narrower	fret, eat away
Entailed by	etch
Nouns	rust; rust

rust > verb 2, change
Meaning	Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Examples	"The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"
Synonyms	corrode, eat
Similar to	corrode, rust
Broader	damage
Nouns	rust; rust

rust > verb 3, change
Meaning	Become coated with oxide.
Pattern	Something ----s
Similar to	oxidize, oxidise, oxidate
Broader	oxidise, oxidize, oxidate
Nouns	rust; rust

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