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stain

DEFINITIONS OF: stain

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v make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

Synonyms:
defile, maculate, sully, tarnish
Types:
darken
tarnish or stain
Type of:
blob, blot, fleck, spot
make a spot or mark onto

v produce or leave stains

“Red wine stains the table cloth”
Synonyms
blob, blot, fleck, spot
make a spot or mark onto
Types:
smut
stain with a dirty substance, such as soot
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v color with a liquid dye or tint

“Stain this table a beautiful walnut color”
“people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages”
Types:
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ebonise, ebonize
stain black to make it look like ebony
dip
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
tattoo
stain (skin) with indelible color
marble
paint or stain like marble
vein
make a veinlike pattern
Type of:
dye
color with dye

v color for microscopic study

Type of:
dye
color with dye

n a soiled or discolored appearance

“the wine left a dark stain”
Synonyms:
discoloration, discolouration
Types:
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scorch
a discoloration caused by heat
bloodstain
a discoloration caused by blood
iron mold, iron mould
a spot caused the staining with rust or ink
mud stain
a stain produced by mud
oil stain
a stain produced by oil
tarnish
discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
Type of:
appearance, visual aspect
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

n the state of being covered with unclean things

Synonyms:
dirt, filth, grease, grime, grunge, soil
Type of:
dirtiness, uncleanness
the state of being unsanitary

n a symbol of disgrace or infamy

Synonyms:
brand, mark, stigma
Types:
demerit
a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces
bar sinister, bend sinister
a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
cloven foot, cloven hoof
the mark of Satan
Type of:
symbol
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

n an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

Synonyms:
blot, smear, smirch, spot
Type of:
error, fault, mistake
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

n (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

Types:
crystal violet, gentian violet
a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment
methylene blue, methylthionine chloride
a dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning
counterstain
a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly
Type of:
color, coloring material, colour, colouring material
any material used for its color
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