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   stain

   /stān/

   verb

   • 1. mark (something) with colored patches or dirty marks that are not easily removed: "her clothing was stained with blood" Similar discolorblemishsoilmarkmuddyspotspattersplattersmearsplashsmudgeblotchblackendirtyget/make dirtyget/make filthysullyspoildefilepollutecontaminatefoulbefoulgrimebegrimeliterary:besmirch
   • ▪ be marked or be liable to be marked with a stain.
   • ▪ damage or bring disgrace to (the reputation or image of someone or something): "the awful events would unfairly stain the city's reputation" Similar damageinjureharmsullysoilblackentarnishtaintbesmirchblemishdefileblotsmearbring discredit todishonordrag through the mud
   • 2. color (a material or object) by applying a penetrative dye or chemical: "wood can always be stained to a darker shade" Similar colortintdyetingeshadepigmentvarnishpaintcolor-wash

   noun

   • 1. a colored patch or dirty mark that is difficult to remove: "there were mud stains on my shoes" Similar markspotspattersplatterblotchblemishsmudgesmeardirtfoxing
   • ▪ a thing that damages or brings disgrace to someone or something's reputation: "he regarded his time in jail as a stain on his character" Similar blemishinjurytaintblotblot on one's escutcheonslursmeardiscreditdishonorstigmadamage
   • 2. a penetrative dye or chemical used in coloring a material or object. Similar tintcolordyetingeshadepigmentcolorantvarnishpaintcolor wash
   • ▪ a special dye used to color organic tissue so as to make the structure visible for microscopic examination.
   • ▪ any of the minor colors used in blazoning and liveries, especially tenné and sanguine.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): shortening of archaic distain, from Old French desteindre ‘tinge with a color different from the natural one’. The noun was first recorded (mid 16th century) in the sense ‘defilement, disgrace’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stainable adjective
   • 2. stainer noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   • Znaczenie Stain, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     STAIN definicja: 1. to leave a mark on something that is...

   • English (US)

     STAIN meaning: 1. to leave a mark on something that is...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     STAIN translate: gây vết, làm biến màu, trở nên đổi màu, trở...

   • Stainless

     STAINLESS definition: 1. with no marks on it, or made of a...

   • Stain: German Translation

     stain translate: beschmutzen, verschmutzen, färben, der...

   • Stain: French Translation

     STAIN translate: tache [feminine], lasure [feminine],...

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   noun. a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed. Synonyms: blot, imperfection, mark. a natural spot or patch of color different from that of the basic color, as on the body of an animal. a cause of reproach; stigma; blemish: a stain on one's reputation.

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   A stain is a mark or discoloration, and to stain something is to mark it with dirt or color it, either deliberately or accidentally. If you stain your sister's favorite sweatshirt, she might be mad at you—especially if you didn't ask before borrowing it.

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