Definitions for stain
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Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. stain, discoloration, discolouration(noun)

   a soiled or discolored appearance

   "the wine left a dark stain"

2. stain(noun)

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

3. dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge(noun)

   the state of being covered with unclean things

4. mark, stigma, brand, stain(noun)

   a symbol of disgrace or infamy

   "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis

5. blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain(verb)

   an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

   "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

6. stain(verb)

   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. stain(verb)

   produce or leave stains

   "Red wine stains the table cloth"

8. tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile(verb)

   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. stain(verb)

   color for microscopic study

   "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stain(Noun)

   A discoloured spot or area.

   Etymology: From steinen, steynen, of origin, from steina, from steinn, from stainaz, from stAy-. Cognate with stan. More at stone.

2. stain(Noun)

   A blemish on one's character or reputation.

   Etymology: From steinen, steynen, of origin, from steina, from steinn, from stainaz, from stAy-. Cognate with stan. More at stone.

3. stain(Noun)

   A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.

   Etymology: From steinen, steynen, of origin, from steina, from steinn, from stainaz, from stAy-. Cognate with stan. More at stone.

4. stain(Noun)

   A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.

   Etymology: From steinen, steynen, of origin, from steina, from steinn, from stainaz, from stAy-. Cognate with stan. More at stone.

5. stain(Verb)

   To discolour something

   Etymology: From steinen, steynen, of origin, from steina, from steinn, from stainaz, from stAy-. Cognate with stan. More at stone.

6. stain(Verb)

   To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation

   Etymology: From steinen, steynen, of origin, from steina, from steinn, from stainaz, from stAy-. Cognate with stan. More at stone.

7. stain(Verb)

   To coat a surface with a stain

   Etymology: From steinen, steynen, of origin, from steina, from steinn, from stainaz, from stAy-. Cognate with stan. More at stone.

8. stain(Verb)

   To treat a microscope specimen with a dye

   Etymology: From steinen, steynen, of origin, from steina, from steinn, from stainaz, from stAy-. Cognate with stan. More at stone.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stain(verb)

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

2. Stain(verb)

   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

3. Stain(verb)

   to spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to blot; to soil; to tarnish

4. Stain(verb)

   to cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison

5. Stain(verb)

   to give or receive a stain; to grow dim

6. Stain(noun)

   a discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a garment or cloth

7. Stain(noun)

   a natural spot of a color different from the gound

8. Stain(noun)

   taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach

9. Stain(noun)

   cause of reproach; shame

10. Stain(noun)

    a tincture; a tinge

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stain

   A stain is a discoloration that can be clearly distinguished from the surface, material, or medium it is found upon. They are caused by the chemical or physical interaction of two dissimilar materials. Staining is used for biochemical research, metal staining, and art.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stain

   stān, v.t. to tinge or colour: to give a different colour to: to impregnate, as a tissue, with some substance whose reaction colours some parts but not others, thus making form or structure plainly visible: to dye: to mark with guilt or infamy: to bring reproach on: to sully: to tarnish.—v.i. to take or impart a stain.—n. a discoloration: a spot: taint of guilt: cause of reproach: shame.—n. Stain′er, one who stains or blots: a dyer.—adj. Stain′less, without or free from stain.—adv. Stain′lessly.—n. Stain′lessness.—Stained glass, glass painted with certain pigments fused into its surface. [Short for distain—O. Fr. desteindre—L. dis-, away, tingĕre, to dye.]

Anagrams for stain »

1. satin, sat in

2. antis

3. tisan

4. tians

5. saint, Saint

6. Saint

7. Sat in

How to pronounce stain?

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   Alex

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   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stain in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of stain in a Sentence

1. Linda Birnbaum:

   When the consumer pushes back, it makes a difference, for example, Home Depot announced last year they were no longer going to sell stain-resistant carpeting because they were getting push back from buyers.

2. President Obama:

   In one afternoon 50 years ago, so much of our turbulent history -- the stain of slavery and anguish of civil war; the yoke of segregation and tyranny of Jim Crow; the death of four little girls in Birmingham, and the dream of a Baptist preacher -- met on this bridge.

3. Joseph Margulies:

   Whittle it down to the folks who are being prosecuted and either prosecute them or dont, but dont just hang on to them, at great expense, we walk around with this thing around our necks. It does no good. It has no role for national security. Its just a big black stain that provides no benefit whatsoever.

4. President Nicolas Maduro:

   The plan is to consolidate territories of peace wherever the OLP operations take place, to free the people of this paramilitary stain and these criminal gangs that sully our people.

5. Thirteen Olympic medalists:

   The fraud of dishonest people should not jeopardize the career of the other innocent fellow athletes and throw a stain on our country's reputation, the right of any athlete who has never violated any of the existing rules to perform at the Olympic Games is inviolable.

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