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Image:2006-01-14 Rust and dirt.jpg|thumb|right|Rust
English

Etymology
OE. rúst

Pronunciation
w:AHD|AHD: rÅ­st
w:IPA|IPA: /r�st/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /rVst/
audio|en-us-rust.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�st|-�st

Noun
rust (uncountable)
Image:Rost Dose.jpg|thumb|right|Rust on a can

1. The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation.
2. (colour) A reddish-brown color.

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1. A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus.

Translations
trans-top|result of oxidation
CJKV Characters: �, �; �
Chinese: �, � (xiù)
Crimean Tatar: tot
Dutch: roest m, oxydatie f
French: rouille f
German: Rost m
Italian: ruggine f
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Japanese: � (��, sabi)
Latin: ferrugo
Maori: waikura
Portuguese: ferrugem f
Russian: �жав�ина (ržáv�ina) f
Spanish: óxido m, herrumbre f, moho m
Swedish: rost c
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trans-top|colour
Dutch: roestbruin n
German: Rostbraun n
Italian: colore m ruggine
trans-mid
Spanish: marrón, rojizo
Swedish: rostbrun, rostfärgad
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trans-top|plant disease
German: &hellip;Rost m singulare tantum (seldom used as a generalized term), Rostpilz m, &hellip;Tau m singulare tantum (hardly used as a generalized term)
trans-mid
Russian: �жав�ина (ržáv�ina) f
Spanish: roya f
Swedish: rost
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Slovak: hrdza f (1)

Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
to rust

1. to oxidise, especially of iron or steel.

Synonyms
oxidise / oxidize

Translations
trans-top|to oxidise
Crimean Tatar: totlanmak
Dutch: roesten, verroesteren, oxideren
French: rouiller, oxyder
German: verrosten
trans-mid
Portuguese: enferrujar; oxidar
Russian: �жаве�� (ržav'ét') impf
Slovak: hrdzavieť
Spanish: aherrumbrar
Swedish: rosta
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Derived terms
top3
cedar-apple rust
rust belt
rust bucket
rust fungus
rust mite
mid3
rustily
rustiness
rustproof
rusty (adjectives)
stem rust
mid3
wheat rust
white pine blister rust
white rust

See also
top3
aeciospore
ferric oxide
mid3
ferruginous
rouille
mid3
rubiginous
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

Category:Browns
Category:Colors

Dutch

Noun
rust

1. rest, calm, quiet
2. in sporting matches (e.g. soccer) the period between match halves: half-time

Verb
rust

1. first person singular of the verb rusten: to rest

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