- rust, rusting - the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
--1 is a kind of corrosion, corroding, erosion; oxidation, oxidization, oxidisation
--1 has substances: ferric oxide
- corrode, rust - become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"
--1 is one way to decay, crumble, delapidate
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun rust3, noun rust1
These cars won't rust
- 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"
--2 is one way to damage
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun rust1, noun rust3
Something ----s something
- rust - become coated with oxide
--3 is one way to oxidise, oxidize, oxidate
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun rust3, noun rust1
Something ----s