Rust and Scour

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Rust verb - Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid.

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Scour is an antonym for rust.

Nearby Words: rustic, rusty, rusted, rusting

Scour verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

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Rust is an antonym for scour in topics: clean, search thoroughly.

Nearby Words: scoured, scouring, scourer

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scour part

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