rusts
/ɹʌsts/
Dictionary
noun
- The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation.
"The rust on my bicycle chain made cycling to work very dangerous."
- A similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust").
"aerugo. Green or blue-green copper rust; verdigris. (American Heritage Dictionary, 1973)"
- A reddish-brown color.
- A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus.
- Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.
verb
- To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.
"The patio furniture had rusted in the wind-driven spray."
- To cause to oxidize.
"The wind-driven spray had thoroughly rusted the patio furniture."
- To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
- To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.
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