[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rust \rust\, v. i. imp.  p. p. rusted; p. pr.  vb. n.
   rusting. as. rustian.
   1. to contract rust; to be or become oxidized.
      1913 webster

            if gold ruste, what shall iron do?    --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            our armors now may rust.              --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. to be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust;
      also, to acquire a rusty appearance, as plants.
      1913 webster

   3. fig.: to degenerate in idleness; to become dull or
      impaired by inaction.
      1913 webster

            must i rust in egypt? never more
            appear in arms, and be the chief of greece?
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster
see also:
rusted rusting 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rust \rust\, n. as. rust; akin to d. roest, g.  sw. rost,
   icel. ryeth; -- named from its color, and akin to e. red.
   root113. see red.
   1. chem. the reddish yellow coating formed on iron when
      exposed to moist air, consisting of ferric oxide or
      hydroxide; hence, by extension, any metallic film of
      corrosion.
      1913 webster

   2. bot. a minute mold or fungus forming reddish or rusty
      spots on the leaves and stems of cereal and other grasses
      trichobasis rubigo-vera, now usually believed to be a
      form or condition of the corn mildew puccinia
      graminis. as rust, it has solitary reddish spores; as
      corn mildew, the spores are double and blackish.
      1913 webster

   note: rust is also applied to many other minute fungi which
         infest vegetation, such as the species of ustilago,
         uredo, and lecythea.
         1913 webster

   3. that which resembles rust in appearance or effects.
      specifically: a a composition used in making a rust
      joint. see rust joint, below.
      b foul matter arising from degeneration; as, rust on
          salted meat.
      c corrosive or injurious accretion or influence.
          1913 webster

                sacred truths cleared from all rust and dross of
                human mixtures.                   --eikon
                                                  basilike.
          1913 webster

   note: rust is used in the formation of compounds of obvious
         meaning; as, rust-colored, rust-consumed, rust-eaten,
         and the like.
         1913 webster

   rust joint, a joint made between surfaces of iron by
      filling the space between them with a wet mixture of
      cast-iron borings, sal ammoniac, and sulphur, which by
      oxidation becomes hard, and impervious to steam, water,
      etc.

   rust mite zool., a minute mite phytopius oleivorus
      which, by puncturing the rind, causes the rust-colored
      patches on oranges.
      1913 webster
see also:
red trichobasis rubigo-vera puccinia graminis ustilago uredo lecythea 
rust joint rust mite phytopius oleivorus 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rust \rust\, v. t.
   1. to cause to contract rust; to corrode with rust; to affect
      with rust of any kind.
      1913 webster

            keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust
            them.                                 --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. fig.: to impair by time and inactivity. --johnson.
      1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ferrugo \ferru"go\ fe^rrudd"g-o, n. l., iron rust,
   fr. ferrum iron.
   a disease of plants caused by fungi, commonly called the
   rust, from its resemblance to iron rust in color.
   1913 webster
see also:
rust 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

rust
     adj : of the color of rust syn: rusty
     n 1: a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the
          action of oxygen and moisture
     2: a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems caused by
        a rust fungus
     3: the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by
        low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water syn: rusting
     4: any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants syn: rust
        fungus
     v 1: become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such
          as an acid; "the metal corroded"; "the pipes rusted"
          syn: corrode
     2: 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" syn: corrode,
         eat
     3: become coated with oxide
see also:
rusty rusting rust fungus corrode eat 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

215 moby thesaurus words for "rust":
   titian, titian-red, adust, age, algae, antiquate, auburn,
   autophyte, bay, bay-colored, bayard, bean, become extinct,
   become obsolete, biodegradability, biodegradation, blast, blight,
   bracken, brazen, breakup, bricky, bronze, bronze-colored, bronzed,
   brown, brown algae, brownish-red, burn, cancer, canker, cardinal,
   carmine, carnation, carnelian, castaneous, cerise, cherry,
   cherry-colored, cherry-red, chestnut, chestnut-brown, climber,
   conferva, confervoid, copper, copper-colored, coppery, corrode,
   corrosion, corruption, creeper, crimson, cupreous, damask, date,
   decay, decomposition, degradability, degradation, diatom,
   dilapidation, disintegration, disorganization, dissolution,
   dry rot, eat, eat away, eat into, embrown, erode, fade, fern,
   ferruginous, fiery, fire-red, flame-colored, flame-red, flaming,
   fossilize, foxy, fruits and vegetables, fucus, fungus, fust,
   glowing, gnaw, grapevine, green algae, grow old, gules, gulfweed,
   henna, herb, heterophyte, hot, incarmined, incarnadine, inflame,
   inflamed, infrared, infuscate, iron-red, ivy, kelp, lake-colored,
   laky, lateritious, legume, lentil, liana, lichen, lipstick,
   liver-brown, liver-colored, liverwort, livid-brown, lobster-red,
   lose currency, lurid, madder, mahogany, maroon, mildew, miniate,
   mold, molder, moss, moth, moth and rust, mushroom, must,
   nibble away, obsolesce, outdate, oxidation, oxidization, oxidize,
   parasite, parasitic plant, pea, perish, perthophyte, pest,
   phytoplankton, planktonic algae, plant families, port-wine, puce,
   puffball, pulse, red, red algae, red-dyed, red-ink, red-looking,
   redden, reddened, reddish, reddish-amber, reddish-brown,
   resolution, roan, rockweed, rot, rouge, rubicund, rubify,
   rubiginous, rubric, rubricose, ruby, ruby-colored, ruby-red,
   ruddied, ruddle, ruddy, rufescent, rufous, russet, russety,
   rust-colored, rust-red, rusty, saprophyte, sargasso, sargassum,
   scarlet, sea lentil, sea moss, sea wrack, seaweed, smut, spoilage,
   stammel, succulent, sunburn, sunburned, suntan, superannuate, tan,
   terra-cotta, tile-red, toadstool, vermilion, vetch, vinaceous,
   vine, warm, wine, wine-colored, wine-red, worm, wort, wrack

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