Stain

Quick meaning: Stain is a noun meaning A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.

Meaning

A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.

More Meanings

1. A blemish on one's character or reputation.
2. A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
3. A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.
4. (heraldry) One of a number of non-standard tinctures used chiefly in post-medieval heraldry, especially tenné, murrey, or sanguine.
5. (transitive) To discolor, as by spilling or other contact with a fluid or substance.
6. To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
7. To coat a surface with a stain

Example Sentences

armour stained with blood

to stain the hand with dye

the stained glass used for church windows

She stains the ripest virgins of her age.

Word Forms

• stains
• staining
• stained

Synonyms for stain

Depending on context, synonyms include besmirch, defile, sully, assoil, beclart, bedaub.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include blot, smirch, smear, blob, discoloration, discolouration.

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