Rust synonyms

corrosion

The act or process of corroding.

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erode

To eat into; corrode:

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decomposition

The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis

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mould

(UK, Canada, Australia) Alternative spelling of mold.

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patina

A fine crust or film on bronze or copper, usually green or greenish-blue, formed by natural oxidation and often valued as being ornamental

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reddish

Mixed or tinged with red; somewhat red.

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reddish-brown

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decay

Decay is defined as rotted matter or the state of rotting, deteriorating or declining.

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corrode

To destroy a metal or alloy gradually, especially by oxidation or chemical action:

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mildew

Any fungus that attacks various plants or that produces such a coating or discoloration

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verdigris

A green or greenish-blue poisonous compound, a basic acetate of copper, prepared by treating copper with acetic acid and used as a pigment, dye, etc.

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oxidation

Oxidation is the process when oxygen combines with an element, changing the appearance of the element.

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corruption

(Computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.

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dilapidation

A dilapidating or becoming dilapidated

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breakup

A collapse

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wear

Wear means the act of using clothing or gradual impairment or loss due to use.

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oxidize

To unite with oxygen, as in burning or rusting

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become rusty

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degenerate

(Biol.) To undergo degeneration; deteriorate

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rot

To deteriorate through neglect or inactivity; languish or decline:

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brown (related)

Of the color brown.

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red (related)

The definition of red is having the color on the end of the spectrum before orange.

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aeruginous

Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.

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ferruginous

Of, containing, or similar to iron.

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rubiginous

Rust-colored; reddish-brown

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ærugo

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blight

The definition of a blight is something that spoils or damages something, or a disease that affects plants, or a general state of neglect and disrepair in an urban area.

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canker

To attack or infect with canker

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color

(Intransitive) To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.

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decline

Decline is defined as to refuse something, slope downward, become less or to sink from view.

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degenerate (in idleness)

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eat

To eat is defined as to put food in the mouth, chew and swallow or to use up.

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erosion

The gradual wearing away of land surface materials, especially rocks, sediments, and soils, by the action of water, wind, or a glacier. Usually erosion also involves the transport of eroded material from one place to another, as from the top of a mountain to an adjacent valley, or from the upstream portion of a river to the downstream portion.

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oxide

A compound of oxygen and another element or radical. Water (H₂ O) is an oxide.

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tarnish

To detract from or spoil:

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rusty

Consisting of or produced by rust.

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rust-brown

of the brown color of rust

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rust-fungus

Any of many fungi, of the order Uredinales that cause the rust disease in plants

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rusting

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

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red-yellow

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pating

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dirt (related)

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stain (related)

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soot (related)

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underseal (related)

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paintwork (related)

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gelcoat (related)

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dust (related)

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discolour (related)

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oxidisation (related)

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