rust
noun uncountable
/rʌst/
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- 1the rough red substance that damages the surface of iron and steel
Before painting, remove all traces of rust with a wire brush.
Synonyms and related wordsProducts of chemical reactions and processescondensatecrystaldioxinSynonyms and related wordsSigns of damagea blot on somethingblemishblight - 2a disease that affects the leaves of some plantsSynonyms and related wordsDiseases affecting plantsblightcankerdisease
- 3red-brown in colourSynonyms and related wordsColoursapricotaquaaquamarine
rust
noun uncountable
/rʌst/
© BRAND X
© Grahamphoto23/iStock/Getty Images Plus
© Macmillan Education Limited
- 1the rough red substance that damages the surface of iron and steel
Before painting, remove all traces of rust with a wire brush.
Synonyms and related wordsProducts of chemical reactions and processescondensatecrystaldioxinSynonyms and related wordsSigns of damagea blot on somethingblemishblight - 2a disease that affects the leaves of some plantsSynonyms and related wordsDiseases affecting plantsblightcankerdisease
- 3red-brown in colorSynonyms and related wordsColorsapricotaquaaquamarine
rust
verb intransitive/transitive
/rʌst/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | rust |
| he/she/it | rusts |
| present participle | rusting |
| past tense | rusted |
| past participle | rusted |
- 1to become damaged by rust, or to make metal develop rust
There were holes where the iron had rusted away.
Synonyms and related wordsTo damage or spoil somethingdamagespoilmark
rust
verb intransitive/transitive
/rʌst/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | rust |
| he/she/it | rusts |
| present participle | rusting |
| past tense | rusted |
| past participle | rusted |
- 1to become damaged by rust, or to make metal develop rust
There were holes where the iron had rusted away.
Synonyms and related wordsTo damage or spoil somethingdamagespoilmark