rust
Definitions
Noun
- A red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
- A plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi
- The formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
- Any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
Verb
- Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
- Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
- Become coated with oxide
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "rust".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "rust".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rest | 1 | 163 |
| 2 | christ | 1 | 97 |
| 3 | trust | 1 | 52 |
| 4 | crossed | 1 | 42 |
| 5 | dressed | 1 | 36 |
| 6 | pressed | 1 | 29 |
| 7 | thrust | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | priest | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | crest | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | raced | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | traced | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | breast | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | roast | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | wrist | 1 | 10 |
| 15 | frost | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | braced | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | priced | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | erased | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | greased | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | grist | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | brest | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | crust | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | frist | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | graced | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | grassed | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | krist | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | proust | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | roost | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | wrest | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | arnst | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | artzt | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | brost | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | brust | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | chrest | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | chryst | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | crist | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | drost | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | droste | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | ghrist | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | grossed | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | groused | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | prest | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | prost | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | prust | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | rast | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | reust | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | rist | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | rost | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | ruest | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | trest | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | trieste | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | troost | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | trost | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | tryst | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "rust".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "rust" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "rust" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Words that are statistically associated with "rust" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 97
Sound Alikes: 54
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 5
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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