How to pronounce “rust”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide).
• A similar substance based on another metal.
• A reddish-brown color.
• A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus (Pucciniales).
• (philately) Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.
• [Verb]
• (intransitive) To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.
• (transitive) To cause to oxidize.
• (intransitive) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
• (ambitransitive, figuratively) To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.
• (intransitive) Of a black cat or its fur, to turn rust-coloured following long periods of exposure to sunlight.

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