| Rust, Johann | <person> German surgeon, 1775-1840. See: Rust's disease, Rust's phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rustic | 1. Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity. "And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die." (Gray) "She had a rustic, woodland air." (Wordsworth) 2. Rude; awkward; rough; unpolished; as, rustic manners. "A rustic muse." 3. Coarse; plain; simple; as, a rustic entertainment; rustic dress. 4. Simple; artless; unadorned; unaffected. Rustic moth Summer houses, or furniture for summer houses, etc, made of rough limbs of trees fancifully arranged. Synonym: Rural, rude, unpolished, inelegant, untaught, artless, honest. See Rural. Origin: L. Rusticus, fr. Rus, ruris, the country: cf. F. Rustique. See Rural. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rustle | A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk, or the like; a rustling. "When the noise of a torrent, the rustle of a wood, the song of birds, or the play of lambs, had power to fill the attention, and suspend all perception of the course of time." (Idler) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rusts | Species of Puccinia and other microbes comprising important pathogens of plants, especially cereal grains; they are important allergens for humans when inhaled in large numbers, as in harvesting processes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rusty | 1. Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat. 2. Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect. "[Hector] in this dull and long-continued truce, Is rusty grown." (Shak) 3. Discoloured and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon. 4. Surly; morose; crusty; sullen. "Rusty words." 5. Rust-coloured; dark. "Rusty blood." 6. Discoloured; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy. "The rustly little schooners that bring fire wood from the Brititsh provinces." (Hawthorne) 7. <botany> Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous. Origin: Rustier; Rustiest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rusty sputum | A reddish brown, blood-stained expectoration characteristic of lobar pneumonococcal pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rush |
Rush are a Canadian rock band comprised of bassist/keyboardist/vocalist Geddy Lee (formerly Gary Weinrib), guitarist Alex Lifeson (real name Alex Zivojinovic), and drummer Neil Peart (pronounced: 'Peert') who recorded their first album in 1974. The band was formed in the summer of 1968, in Toronto by Lifeson, Lee, and John Rutsey (who played drums for Rush on the first album but resigned for health concerns). Peart joined in 1974, to complete the present lineup. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(band)
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In American football, rushing has two different meanings. The first is an action taken by the offensive team that means to advance the ball by running, as opposed to passing. The other is an action taken by the defensive team that means to run towards the quarterback or punt kicker across the line of scrimmage for the purpose of tackling the quarterback, or blocking or disrupting the punt or pass. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(football)
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A program (and period of time) of membership recruitment by Greek organizations.
출처: www.geocities.com/mcmasterdu/glossary.html
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Voyager detects high levels of rust in space and traces it to a 1936 Ford truck floating in space. (The 37's)
출처: www.geocities.com/Hollywood/9299/the37s.html
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A generic descriptor for various plant diseases, especially those caused by a group of parasitic fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota, that attack the leaves and stems of crops.
출처: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E21.htm
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| RUS | tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes |
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| RUS | the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work |
| RUS | European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers |
| RUS | depart in a hurry |
| RUS | jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone) |
| RUS | woody yellow-flowered perennial of southeastern United States |
| RUS | British writer of novels who was born in India |
| RUS | done under pressure |
| RUS | a person who rushes |
| RUS | someone who migrates as part of a rush to a new gold field or a new territory |
| RUS | (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball |
| RUS | grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles |