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rustproof
English
Etymology
From rust +? -proof.
Adjective
rustproof (comparative more rustproof, superlative most rustproof)
- Resistant to rust, oxidation and corrosion.
- Synonyms: nonrusting, stainless
Translations
Verb
rustproof (third-person singular simple present rustproofs, present participle rustproofing, simple past and past participle rustproofed)
- To make resistant to rust, such as by applying a coating.
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rust
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: r?st, IPA(key): /??st/
- Rhymes: -?st
Etymology 1
From Middle English rust, rost, roust, from Old English rust, r?st (“rust”), from Proto-West Germanic *rust, from Proto-Germanic *rustaz (“rust”), from Proto-Indo-European *rud?so- (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?rewd?- (“red”).
Cognate with Scots roust (“rust”), Saterland Frisian rust (“rust”), West Frisian roast (“rust”), Dutch roest (“rust”), German Rost (“rust”), Danish rust (“rust”), Swedish rost (“rust”), Norwegian rust, ryst (“rust”). Related to red.
Noun
rust (countable and uncountable, plural rusts)
- The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation.
- The rust on my bicycle chain made cycling to work very dangerous.
- A similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust").
- aerugo. Green or blue-green copper rust; verdigris. (American Heritage Dictionary, 1973)
- A reddish-brown color.
- A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus.
- (philately) Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English rusten, from the noun (see above).
Verb
rust (third-person singular simple present rusts, present participle rusting, simple past and past participle rusted)
- (intransitive) To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.
- The patio furniture had rusted in the wind-driven spray.
- (transitive) To cause to oxidize.
- The wind-driven spray had thoroughly rusted the patio furniture.
- (intransitive) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
- (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.
- 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy
- Must I rust in Egypt? never more / Appear in arms, and be the chief of Greece?
- 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy
Synonyms
- oxidise / oxidize
- corrode
Translations
See also
Anagrams
- RTUs, UTRs, ruts, stur, turs
Danish
Etymology
From Old Swedish rost (“rust”), from Old Norse *rustr, possibly borrowed from Old Saxon rost, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rustaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rost/, [??sd?]
Noun
rust c (singular definite rusten, not used in plural form)
- rust
- corrosion
Verb
rust
- imperative of ruste
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r?st/
- Hyphenation: rust
- Rhymes: -?st
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ruste, from Old Dutch *rusta, from Proto-Germanic *rustij?. Cognate with German Low German Rüst (“rest”).
Noun
rust f (plural rusten)
- rest, calm, peace
- (sports) half-time
Derived terms
- rusteloos
- rustig
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
rust
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of rusten
- imperative of rusten
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
rust m or f (definite singular rusta or rusten) (uncountable)
- rust (oxidation of iron and steel)
- rust (disease affecting plants)
Derived terms
- rustrød
Verb
rust
- imperative of ruste
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *rustaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r?st/
Noun
rust f (definite singular rusta) (uncountable)
- rust (oxidation, as above)
- rust (plant disease)
Verb
rust
- imperative of rusta and ruste
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??st/
Verb
rust
- past participle of rusa
References
- “rust” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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