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stain
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
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noun
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
“he made a huge blot on his copybook”
noun
a soiled or discolored appearance
“the wine left a dark stain”
noun
a symbol of disgrace or infamy
“{'source': 'The Bible, Genesis 4:15', 'text': 'And the Lord set a mark upon Cain'}”
noun
anything regarded as making something unclean
noun
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
verb
color for microscopic study
“The laboratory worker dyed the specimen”
verb
color with a liquid dye or tint
“Stain this table a beautiful walnut color”
verb
produce or leave stains
“Red wine stains the table cloth”
verb
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
“The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air”
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he made a huge blot on his copybook
the wine left a dark stain
{'source': 'The Bible, Genesis 4:15', 'text': 'And the Lord set a mark upon Cain'}
The laboratory worker dyed the specimen
Stain this table a beautiful walnut color
people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages
Red wine stains the table cloth
The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
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