ENGLISH: rust - CREOLE: rouy



Overview of noun rust



The noun rust has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. rust -- (a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture)

2. rust -- (a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems caused by a rust fungus)

3. rust, rusting -- (the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water)

4. rust, rust fungus -- (any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants)



Overview of verb rust



The verb rust has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (2) corrode, rust -- (become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted")

2. corrode, eat, rust -- (cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink")

3. rust -- (become coated with oxide)



Overview of adj rust



The adj rust has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. rust, rusty, rust-brown -- (of the brown color of rust)

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