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S: (v) corrode, eat, rust (cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid) "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

S: (v) corrode, rust (become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid) "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"

W: (adj) corrosive [Related to: corrode] (of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action)
W: (n) corrosion [Related to: corrode] (erosion by chemical action)

W: (n) corroding [Related to: corrode] (erosion by chemical action)
W: (n) rust [Related to: rust] (a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture)
W: (n) rust [Related to: rust] (the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water)

S: (v) corrode, rust (become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid) "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"

S: (v) decay, crumble, dilapidate (fall into decay or ruin) "The unoccupied house started to decay"

S: (v) deteriorate (become worse or disintegrate) "His mind deteriorated"
S: (v) corrode, rust (become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid) "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"
S: (v) weather (change under the action or influence of the weather) "A weathered old hut"
S: (v) erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away (become ground down or deteriorate) "Her confidence eroded"
S: (v) wilt, droop (become limp) "The flowers wilted"
S: (v) ruin (fall into ruin)
S: (v) break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart (go to pieces) "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"