Synonyms for rust
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1. rustverb

   Synonyms:
   corrode, oxidize, oxidise

2. rustverb

   to oxidize, especially of iron or steel.

   The patio furniture had rusted in the wind-driven spray.

   Synonyms:
   oxidize, corrode, oxidise

3. rustverb

   to cause to oxidize.

   The wind-driven spray had thoroughly rusted the patio furniture.

   Synonyms:
   oxidise, corrode, oxidize

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1. rustnoun

   Synonyms:
   corrosion, crust, dross, indolence, inactivity, decay, canker, inaction

   Antonyms:
   polish, attrition, use, action, operation, activity, exercise, industry

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1. rustnoun

   a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture

   Synonyms:
   rust fungus, rusting

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

2. rustnoun

   a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi

   Synonyms:
   rust fungus, rusting

   Antonyms:
   achromatic, neutral

3. rust, rustingnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   rust fungus, rusting

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

4. rust, rust fungusadjective

   any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants

   Synonyms:
   rust fungus, rusting

   Antonyms:
   achromatic, neutral

5. rust, rusty, rust-brownverb

   of the brown color of rust

   Synonyms:
   hoary, rusty, out of practice(p), rust-brown

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

6. corrode, rustverb

   become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid

   "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"

   Synonyms:
   corrode, eat

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

7. corrode, eat, rustverb

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

   "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

   Synonyms:
   eat up, wipe out, deplete, use up, eat, feed, corrode, consume, exhaust, run through, eat on

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

8. rustverb

   become coated with oxide

   Synonyms:
   corrode, eat

   Antonyms:
   neutral, achromatic

Matched Categories

1. • Decay
   • Ferric Oxide
   • Oxidize
   • Plant Disease

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1. rustnoun

   Synonyms:
   hydrated peroxide of iron

2. rustnoun

   Synonyms:
   mildew, blight, must, mustiness, mould, smut

3. rustverb

   Synonyms:
   gather rust, become rusty, be oxidized

4. rustverb

   Synonyms:
   decay, degenerate, grow dull, become sluggish

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1. rustnoun

   Synonyms:
   corrosion, ærugo, verdigris, mildew, blight, mould, pating

2. rustverb

   Synonyms:
   corrode, degenerate (in idleness), decline

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1. List of paraphrases for "rust":

   oxide, rusting, oxidation, rot, anti-rust

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1. Jon Rahm:

   If anybody expected any rust — which I did a little bit — it really isn't there.

2. Donald Duncan:

   In 1997 we were the fastest growing manufacturing metro area in the country and four years later it collapsed, what you can see on the ground today is 3,000 job openings. China's emergence as the world's low-cost producer and export superpower following its World Trade Organization entry in 2001 dealt a heavy blow to traditional industrial communities such as Hickory. Economists David Autor, David Dorn and Gordon Hanson have tried to separate the impact of trade from other factors affecting U.S. manufacturing employment and they estimate that between 1990 and 2007 Hickory lost 16 percent of its manufacturing jobs just due to surging imports from China. DEEP SCARS. Buffeted by other headwinds, such as the 1994 North American Free Trade agreement and the lifting of textile quotas in 2004, the area lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs overall, half the total, between 2000 and 2009. Nationally, more than 5 million manufacturing jobs have disappeared since 2000, a period that also included the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. The collapse left deep and still visible scars that help explain the appeal of Trump's pledge to bring back manufacturing's glory days. In Hickory, disability rolls soared more than 50 percent between 2000 and 2014, swollen by older workers who struggled to return to the workforce. At the same time, the share of the 25-34 year old in the population fell by almost a fifth between 2000 and 2010. Consequently, even as the unemployment rate tumbled from a peak above 15 percent in 2010 to 4.6 percent today, below the national average, so did the labor force participation rate. It fell from above 68 percent in 2000 to below 59 percent in 2014. Poverty levels doubled. Yet the manufacturing upswing in areas that suffered the most during the downturn is evident. Rust belt states, such as Michigan, Indiana and Ohio that may prove pivotal in the Nov. 8 presidential election, have been adding manufacturing jobs faster than the economy as a whole. Michigan, for example, which lost nearly half of its manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2009, has since then seen a 25 percent rise, well above the 4 percent gain nationally. Manufacturing employment there is still well below the levels in the 1990s. Economists debate whether returning to that level is realistic given technological advances that have reduced manufacturing's share of the workforce from a high of above 30 percent in the 1950s to around 8 percent today. But they also feel that have already seen the bottom, particularly when it comes to China's impact.

3. John Brabender:

   The paradox is that what the others see as evidence this is going to be a different type of president, among some of the more moderate voters, particularly Rust Belt women, they have problems with that tone.

4. Rust Movie Productions:

   The safety of our cast and crew is the top priority of Rust Productions and everyone associated with the company, though we were not made aware of any official complaints concerning weapon or prop safety on set, we will be conducting an internal review of our procedures while production is shut down. We will continue to cooperate with the Santa Fe authorities in their investigation and offer mental health services to the cast and crew during this tragic time.

5. Sir Walter Scott, The Betrothed:

   Too much rest is rust.