'rust' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'rust' with 3 example sentences.
- rust adjective
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: of the brown color of rust
- rust noun
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: a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
: a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi
: the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
: any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
: A strong reddish brown color.
- rust verb
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: become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
: cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
: become coated with oxide
Stainless steel doesn't rust.
The chassis of the car had rusted away.
Rust eats iron; worries eat man.