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Definition of 'stain'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) stain
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into a material.

2.  stain
a patch of color different from that of the basic color, as on the body of an animal.

3.  stain
a cause of reproach; stigma:
a stain on one's reputation.

4.  stain
a dye made into a solution for coloring woods, textiles, etc.

5.  stain
a reagent or dye used in treating a specimen for microscopic examination.

6. (v.t.) stain
to discolor with spots or streaks of foreign matter.

7.  stain
to color or dye (wood, cloth, etc.).

8.  stain
to dye (a microscopic specimen) in order to give distinctness, produce contrast of tissues, etc.

9.  stain
to bring reproach or dishonor upon; blemish.

10. (v.i.) stain
to produce a stain.

11.  stain
to become stained:
a fabric that stains easily.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME steynen < ON steina to paint; in some senses aph. form of

Definition of 'stain'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) stain, discoloration, discolouration
a soiled or discolored appearance
"the wine left a dark stain"

2. (noun) stain
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

3. (noun) dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge
the state of being covered with unclean things

4. (noun) mark, stigma, brand, stain
a symbol of disgrace or infamy
"And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis

5. (verb) blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
"he made a huge blot on his copybook"

6. (verb) stain
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"

7. (verb) stain
produce or leave stains
"Red wine stains the table cloth"

8. (verb) tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
"The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

9. (verb) stain
color for microscopic study
"The laboratory worker dyed the specimen"

Definition of 'stain'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) stain
a mark left on cloth or other material
food stains on clothes

2. stain
a liquid used for giving wood color
***a deep brown stain

3. (verb) stain
to leave a mark on cloth or other material
The wine stained the tablecloth.; an oil-stained cloth

4. stain
to put stain on wood
We stained the fence.

Definition of 'stain'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) stain
a discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a garment or cloth

2. (noun) stain
a natural spot of a color different from the gound

3. (noun) stain
taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach

4. (noun) stain
cause of reproach; shame

5. (noun) stain
a tincture; a tinge

6. (verb) stain
to discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood

7. (verb) stain
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

8. (verb) stain
to spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to blot; to soil; to tarnish

9. (verb) stain
to cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison

10. (verb) stain
to give or receive a stain; to grow dim

Translation of 'stain'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.
Afrikaans: vlek	Arabic: يُلَطِّخ	Bulgarian: ликьосвам
Brazilian: manchar	Czech: potřísnit	German: beschmutzen
Danish: misfarve	Greek: λεκιάζω	Estonian: plekki jätma
Farsi: لك شدن	Finnish: tahrata	French: tacher
Hebrew: לְהַכתִים	Hindi: दाग	Croatian: zamrljati
Hungarian: bepiszkít	Indonesian: mengotori	Icelandic: bletta
Italian: macchiare	Japanese: しみをつける	Korean: 얼룩을 남기다
Lithuanian: (iš)tepti	Latvian: notraipīt	Malay: mengotorkan
Dutch: vlekken	Norwegian: sette varige flekker	Polish: plamić
Portuguese: manchar	Romanian: a păta	Russian: пачкать
Slovak: zašpiniť, pofŕkať	Slovenian: zamazati	Serbian: uflekati
Swedish: fläcka, missfärga	Thai: เป็นคราบ; เปราะเปื้อน	Turkish: lekelemek
Taiwanese: 污漬(衣服)	Ukrainian: плямувати, бруднити	Urdu: دھبا ڈالنا
Vietnamese: gây vết, làm biến màu	Chinese: 沾污（衣服）
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