RUST Synonyms

• enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide

• add oxygen to or combine with oxygen

• the process of gradually becoming inferior

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• the organic phenomenon of rotting

• an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

• fall into decay or ruin

• undergo decay or decomposition

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

• become ground down or deteriorate

• remove soil or rock

• discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• take in solid food

• eat a meal; take a meal

• take in food; used of animals only

• worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way

• use up (resources or materials)

• cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid

• add oxygen to or combine with oxygen

• enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide

• of the brown color of rust

• the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water

• covered with or consisting of rust

• of the brown color of rust

• impaired in skill by neglect

• ancient

• any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants