rust

[ ruhst ]

/ rʌst /

noun

Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.

any film or coating on metal caused by oxidation.

a stain resembling this coating.

any growth, habit, influence, or agency tending to injure, deteriorate, or impair the mind, character, abilities, usefulness, etc.

Plant Pathology.

any of several diseases of plants, characterized by reddish, brownish, or black pustules on the leaves, stems, etc., caused by fungi of the order Uredinales.
Also called rust fungus. a fungus causing this disease.
any of several other diseases of unknown cause, characterized by reddish-brown spots or discolorations on the affected parts.

reddish yellow, reddish brown, or yellowish red.

verb (used without object)

to become or grow rusty, as iron.

to contract rust.

to deteriorate or become impaired, as through inaction or disuse.

to become rust-colored.

verb (used with object)

to affect with rust.

to impair as if with rust.

to make rust-colored.

adjective

having the color rust.

Verb Phrases

rust out, (of metal pipes, machinery, etc.) to decay and become unusable through the action of rust.

rust through, to develop holes, breaks, or the like, because of rust.

rust together, to join two metal pieces, as iron pipes, by causing the joint to rust.

Origin of rust

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English rūst; cognate with German Rost; (v.) Middle English rusten, derivative of the noun; akin to red¹

SYNONYMS FOR rust

2 corrosion.

9 decay, decline.

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OTHER WORDS FROM rust

de·rust, verb (used with object) un·rust, verb (used with object)

Words nearby rust

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Example sentences from the Web for rust

Still, there is hope for the Republicans in the Rust Belt—if they can give the public a reason to vote for them.

Cleveland, LeBron James, and the 2016 Republican Convention |Lloyd Green |July 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Cenicafé researchers “anticipated climate change would create a scenario where rust was a real pandemic threat,” says Rhinehart.

Will Coffee Rust Hurt Starbucks? |Nina Strochlic |June 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And the saga of Rust Cohle and Marty Hart had, sadly, come to a close.

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The Rust Belt city underwent its industrial boom during the Civil War when its steel mills helped produce weapons.

Everybody’s Welcome at the Pittsburgh Banjo Club |Vivian Salama |April 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Some of the mutterings of Rust Cohle come from the perfectly elliptical and safely imprecise musings of Thomas Ligotti.

‘True Detective,’ Obsessive-Compulsive Noir, and ‘Twin Peaks’ |Jimmy So |March 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Lizzie, indeed, is fond of work; she is busy all day long, and it is evident that her sewing-machine is not allowed to rust.

London's Heart |B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
I am afraid that I have allowed myself to rust in many ways.

The Yellow House |E. Phillips Oppenheim
Clement was too sensible of Michelangelo's merit to allow him to rust out his powers in petty tasks.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 4 (of 14) |Elbert Hubbard
The slightest spot of dew or rain upon it produces a spot of rust which takes weeks of constant rubbing to efface.

Venice |Dorothy Menpes
Gracious and commanding, he made his friends welcome with a courtly ease which no brooding years of solitude could rust.

Nicanor - Teller of Tales |C. Bryson Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for rust

rust

/ (rʌst) /

noun

a reddish-brown oxide coating formed on iron or steel by the action of oxygen and moisture

Also called: rust fungus plant pathol

any basidiomycetous fungus of the order Uredinales, parasitic on cereal plants, conifers, etc
any of various plant diseases characterized by reddish-brown discoloration of the leaves and stem, esp that caused by the rust fungi

a strong brown colour, sometimes with a reddish or yellowish tinge
(as adjective)a rust carpet

any corrosive or debilitating influence, esp lack of use

verb

to become or cause to become coated with a layer of rust

to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate through some debilitating influence or lack of use he allowed his talent to rust over the years

Derived forms of rust

rustless, adjective

Word Origin for rust

Old English rūst; related to Old Saxon, Old High German rost

Medical definitions for rust

rust

[ rŭst ]

n.

Any of a group of parasitic fungi of the order Uredinales that are plant pathogens, especially of cereal grains, and that can produce allergy in humans when inhaled in large numbers.

Scientific definitions for rust

rust

[ rŭst ]

Noun

Any of the various reddish-brown oxides of iron that form on iron and many of its alloys when they are exposed to oxygen in the presence of moisture.

Any of various basidiomycete fungi that are parasitic on plants and produce reddish or brownish spots on leaves. Rusts attack a wide variety of plants and can cause enormous damage to crops.
Any of the various plant diseases caused by these fungi.

Verb

To become corroded or oxidized.

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