rust

Significat (English)

Noun

1. The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation.
2. A similar substance based on another metal.
3. A reddish-brown color.
4. A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus.
5. Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.

Verb

1. To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.
2. To cause to oxidize.
3. To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
4. To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.
5. Of a black cat or its fur, to turn rust-coloured following long periods of exposure to sunlight.

Synonyms

corrode

corrosion

oxidize

eat

🍽️

rusty

mould

become rusty

tarnish

stain

verdigris

oxidation

mildew

rust-brown

rust fungus

abuse

vice

bad habit

blight

mold

reddish

rusting

smut

obtund

dross

oxidise

deteriorate

produce

twig blight

rustiness

iron scale

deliver

scoria

slag

iron stain

spot

decompose

decay

tartar

uncleanness

corruption

corrupt

worn out

bear young

get rusty

iron rust

produce fruit

reddish-brown

stale reddish water

red oxide for decorating pottery

carve

canker

rust-colored

blemish

ferrous oxide

bear

🐻

give birth to

rusty-brown

money

💸

dull

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɹʌst/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from anglès mitjà: rust

Inherited from anglès antic: rust

Cognate with escocès: roust

Cognate with Saterfriesisch: rust

Cognate with frisó occidental: roast

Cognate with neerlandès: roest

Cognate with alemany: Rost

Cognate with danès: rust

Cognate with suec: rost

Cognate with noruec: rust

Cognate with finès: ruoste

Cognate with estonià: rooste

Inherited from anglès mitjà: rusten

In summary

From Middle English rust, rost, roust, from Old English rust, rūst (“rust”), from Proto-West Germanic *rust, from Proto-Germanic *rustaz (“rust”), from Proto-Indo-European *rudʰso- (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).
Cognate with Scots roust (“rust”), Saterland Frisian rust (“rust”), West Frisian roast (“rust”), Dutch roest (“rust”), German Rost (“rust”), Danish rust (“rust”), Swedish rost (“rust”), Norwegian rust, ryst (“rust”), Finnish ruoste, Estonian rooste. Related to red.

Frases

Grime , rust and residual particles polluted the air .