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Meaning of 'stain' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stain [ n.]
- A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a garment or cloth.
- A natural spot of a color different from the gound.
- Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach.
- Cause of reproach; shame.
- A tincture; a tinge.
2 . Stain [ v. i.]
- To give or receive a stain; to grow dim.
3 . Stain [ v. t.]
- To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood.
- To color, as wood, glass, paper, cloth, or the like, by processess affecting, chemically or otherwise, the material itself; to tinge with a color or colors combining with, or penetrating, the substance; to dye; as, to stain wood with acids, colored washes, paint rubbed in, etc.; to stain glass.
- To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to blot; to soil; to tarnish.
- To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.

Meaning of 'stain' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stain [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
Example in sentence:
  • And the Lord set a mark upon Cain
Meaning (2):
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
Example in sentence:
  • he made a huge blot on his copybook
Meaning (3):
- a soiled or discolored appearance
Example in sentence:
  • the wine left a dark stain
4 . stain [ v]
Meaning (4):
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Example in sentence:
  • Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man;
  • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
Meaning (5):
- color with a liquid dye or tint
Example in sentence:
  • people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages;
  • Stain this table a beautiful walnut color
Meaning (6):
- produce or leave stains
Example in sentence:
  • Red wine stains the table cloth
Meaning (7):
- color for microscopic study
Example in sentence:
  • The laboratory worker dyed the specimen

Nearby Words:

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