Definitions
become coated with oxide
Word origin
From Middle English rust, rost, roust, from Old English rust, rūst (“rust”), from Proto-West Germanic *rust, from Proto-Germanic *rustaz (“rust”), from Proto-Indo-European *rudʰso- (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).
Used in a sentence
“The rust on my bicycle chain made cycling to work very dangerous.”
“copper rust”
“The patio furniture had rusted in the wind-driven spray.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Oxidized coating”4 letters
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