English dictionary
stain
nounPronunciation
steɪn
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
noun
- a soiled or discolored appearance
noun
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
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
verb
- color with a liquid dye or tint
verb
- produce or leave stains
verb
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Example sentences
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