Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhst]
- /rʌst/
- /rʌst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhst]
- /rʌst/
Definitions of rust word
- noun rust 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. 1
- noun rust any film or coating on metal caused by oxidation. 1
- noun rust a stain resembling this coating. 1
- noun rust any growth, habit, influence, or agency tending to injure, deteriorate, or impair the mind, character, abilities, usefulness, etc. 1
- noun rust 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. 1
- noun rust reddish yellow, reddish brown, or yellowish red. 1
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Origin of rust
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English rūst; cognate with German Rost; (v.) Middle English rusten, derivative of the noun; akin to red1
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Parts of speech for Rust
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rust popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rust usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rust
adj rust
- at work — If someone is at work they are doing their job or are busy doing a particular activity.
- bayer — reddish brown.
- bayest — reddish brown.
- bister — a yellowish-brown to dark-brown pigment made from the soot of burned wood
- bricker — a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
noun rust
- auburn — Auburn hair is reddish brown.
- bittersweet — If you describe an experience as bittersweet, you mean that it has some happy aspects and some sad ones.
- blusher — Blusher is a coloured substance that women put on their cheeks.
- burgundy — Burgundy is used to describe things that are purplish-red in colour.
- cardinals — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
verb rust
- bang up — When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell.
- begrime — to make dirty; soil
- bite — If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
- constipate — to cause constipation in
- constipating — to cause constipation in; make costive.
Antonyms for rust
verb rust
- leave no stone unturned — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- look down — the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light.
- look for — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- look up and down — to search everywhere
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