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Nouns (3)

rust

n. a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems caused by a rust fungus

rust fungus

n. any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants

rusting

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

Verbs (4)

corrode

v. become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"

corrode, eat, cause to rust

v. 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"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (3)

rusty, rust-colored, rust-coloured

adj. having the brown color of rust

Fuzzynyms (4)

decay

v. undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"

decay, decompose, disintegrate

v. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"

Synonyms (151)

tinted

adj. having or given a shade of color; esp a pale shade; often used in combination: "amber-tinted"

touched, tinged

adj. having come into contact

amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown

adj. of a medium to dark brownish yellow color

amethyst

adj. of a moderate purple color

auburn, reddish-brown

adj. (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown; "auburn hair"

gilt, gold, golden, aureate, gilded

adj. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"

avocado

adj. of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado

azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue

adj. of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather"

bay

adj. (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

beige

adj. of a light greyish-brown color

bicolor, bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome

adj. having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"

blae

adj. of bluish-black or grey-blue

blue, bluish, light-blue, dark-blue

adj. of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"

blushful, rosy, blush-colored, blush-coloured

adj. of blush color; "blushful mists"

bottle-green

adj. of a dark to moderate greyish green color

bronze, bronzy

adj. of the color of bronze

brown, brownish, dark-brown

adj. of a color similar to that of wood or earth

buff

adj. of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather

canary, canary-yellow

adj. having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow

caramel, caramel brown

adj. having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown

carnation

adj. pink or pinkish

chartreuse

adj. of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur

chestnut

adj. (of hair) of a golden brown to reddish brown color; "a chestnut horse"; "chestnut hair"

coral

adj. of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color

creamy

adj. of the color of cream; "creamy translucent pebbles"

watercress, cresson, cress green

adj. of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green

dun

adj. of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color; "the dun and dreary prairie"

earth-colored, earthlike, earth-coloured

adj. earth colored; of something having a color of soil or earth; "a range of earthlike colors"

fuscous

adj. of something having a dusky brownish grey color

green, greenish, light-green, dark-green

adj. of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint"

hazel

adj. of a light brown or yellowish brown color

honey, honey-colored, honey-coloured

adj. having the color of honey

hued

adj. used in combination; having a given hue: "rosy-hued"

khaki

adj. of a yellowish brown color

lilac, lavender

adj. of a pale purple color

magenta

adj. of deep purplish red

maroon

adj. of dark brownish to purplish red

mauve

adj. of a pale to moderate greyish violet color

motley, multicolor, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured, multicolour

adj. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"

mosstone, moss green

adj. of a moderate somewhat dull yellow-green color

mousy, mouse-colored, mouse-coloured

adj. of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; "a mousy brownish-grey color"; "mousy hair"; "mouse-colored hair"

ocher, ochre

adj. of a moderate orange-yellow color

olive-brown

adj. of a brown color with a greenish tinge

olive-drab

adj. of a light brownish green color

olive

adj. of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

orange, orangish

adj. of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange

peacock-blue

adj. of bright greenish blue

pea-green

adj. of a moderate slightly yellowish-green color

pink, pinkish

adj. of a light shade of red

purple, violet, purplish

adj. of a color intermediate between red and blue

red, carmine, crimson, ruby, cerise, cherry, scarlet, blood-red, cherry-red, ruby-red

adj. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

red, reddish

adj. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment"

rose, roseate

adj. of something having a dusty purplish pink color; "the roseate glow of dawn"

rose-red

adj. of a deep slightly bluish red color

russet

adj. of brown with a reddish tinge

sage, sage-green

adj. of the grey-green color of sage leaves

sea-green

adj. of the color of the sea; bluish green

snuff, snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-brown, snuff-colored, snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown

adj. snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown