stain

IPA: stˈeɪn

noun

  • A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.
  • A blemish on one's character or reputation.
  • A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
  • A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.
  • (heraldry) One of a number of non-standard tinctures used chiefly in post-medieval heraldry, especially tenné, murrey, or sanguine.

verb

  • (transitive) To discolor, as by spilling or other contact with a fluid or substance.
  • To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
  • To coat a surface with a stain
  • (intransitive) To become stained; to take a stain.
  • (transitive, cytology, histology) To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
  • To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
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Examples of "stain" in Sentences

  • The mud stained the car.
  • What stained your shirt
  • The book got mottled with stains.
  • The bricks are all stained with soot.
  • What are the ingredients of the stain
  • It does not stain the tissues, and tastes acrid.
  • I tried to furbish it but the stain is still there.
  • The coffee seeped into the luggage and stained their clothes.
  • Also of concern is the colour of the material that is stained.
  • The sap of the fruit husk is a strong dye and can stain hands and clothing.

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