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rust

noun as in corrosion

verb as in corrode

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A lake is flanked by layers of browns: rust, clay and beige, with the gradual excavation of earth.

From BBC

MV Caledonian Isles, which operates on the Arran route, has been out of action since last February with a series of issues including rust and twisted frames.

From BBC

It contains iron oxide, a chemical compound humans traditionally associate with a different reddish-orange substance: rust.

From Salon

He has also repeatedly complained about rusting, corroded metalwork and plaster in stairwells peeling off the walls.

From BBC

The book series draws its name, by the way, from the recording tape upon which the group imprinted their masterworks, those “ribbons of rust”—iron oxide bonded to polyethylene terephthalate.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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