rust

Meaning

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.

Concepts

rust

corrode

corrosion

oxidize

eat

rusty

mould

become rusty

stain

tarnish

verdigris

oxidation

mildew

rust-brown

rust fungus

abuse

vice

blight

smut

rusting

mold

reddish

bad habit

tartar

dull

obtund

decompose

deteriorate

reddish-brown

ferrous oxide

canker

money

corruption

corrupt

dross

blemish

spot

uncleanness

red oxide for decorating pottery

stale reddish water

rustiness

scoria

slag

iron rust

iron scale

iron stain

twig blight

rust-colored

rusty-brown

get rusty

oxidise

decay

worn out

bear

bear young

deliver

give birth to

produce

produce fruit

carve

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹʌst/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Grime , rust and residual particles polluted the air .