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   rust

   /rʌst/

   noun

   • 1. a reddish- or yellowish-brown flaking coating of iron oxide that is formed on iron or steel by oxidation, especially in the presence of moisture: "paint protects your car from rust"
   • 2. a fungal disease of plants which results in reddish or brownish patches.
   • 3. a reddish-brown colour: "her rust-coloured coat"

   verb

   • 1. be affected with rust: "the blades had rusted away"

   Word Origin Old Englishrūst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch roest, German Rost, also to red.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rustless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 4

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