rust
ruhst
- n a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
- n a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi
- n the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
- n any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
- v become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
The pipes rusted - v cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink - v become coated with oxide
- s of the brown color of rust
- An industrial city though China doesn't really have any other kind in the country's northeastern rust belt, Tianying accounts for over half of China's lead production.
- Wheat rust has been around a long time.
- To the ancient Hebrews, the grain rust that so often attacked their crops was nothing less than God's punishment for their sins.