English

Detailed Synonyms for stain in English

stain:

to stain verb (stains, stained, staining)

  1. to stain
    to stain
    • stain verb (stains, stained, staining)
  2. to stain
    to blemish; to stain
    • blemish verb (blemishes, blemished, blemishing)
    • stain verb (stains, stained, staining)
  3. to stain
    besmear; to soil; to stain
    • besmear verb
    • soil verb (soils, soiled, soiling)
    • stain verb (stains, stained, staining)
  4. to stain
    to stain; to soil
    • stain verb (stains, stained, staining)
    • soil verb (soils, soiled, soiling)
  5. to stain
    – color for microscopic study 1
    to stain
    – color for microscopic study 1
    • stain verb (stains, stained, staining)
  6. to stain
    – color with a liquid dye or tint 1
    to stain
    – color with a liquid dye or tint 1
    • stain verb (stains, stained, staining)
      • people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages1
  7. to stain
    – produce or leave stains 1
    to stain
    – produce or leave stains 1
    • stain verb (stains, stained, staining)
      • Red wine stains the table cloth1
  8. to stain
    – make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically 1
    to stain; to tarnish; to defile; sully; maculate
    – make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically 1
    • stain verb (stains, stained, staining)
    • tarnish verb (tarnishes, tarnished, tarnishing)
      • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air1
    • defile verb (defiles, defiled, defiling)
    • sully verb
    • maculate verb

Conjugations for stain:

present
  1. stain
  2. stain
  3. stains
  4. stain
  5. stain
  6. stain
simple past
  1. stained
  2. stained
  3. stained
  4. stained
  5. stained
  6. stained
present perfect
  1. have stained
  2. have stained
  3. has stained
  4. have stained
  5. have stained
  6. have stained
past continuous
  1. was staining
  2. were staining
  3. was staining
  4. were staining
  5. were staining
  6. were staining
future
  1. shall stain
  2. will stain
  3. will stain
  4. shall stain
  5. will stain
  6. will stain
continuous present
  1. am staining
  2. are staining
  3. is staining
  4. are staining
  5. are staining
  6. are staining
subjunctive
  1. be stained
  2. be stained
  3. be stained
  4. be stained
  5. be stained
  6. be stained
diverse
  1. stain!
  2. let's stain!
  3. stained
  4. staining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

stain [the ~] noun

  1. the stain
    the stain; the spot
  2. the stain
    the spatter; the spot; the blot; the speck; the stain; the dirt-mark
  3. the stain
    the dirty spot; the stain
  4. the stain
    the mark of infamy; the stigma; the stain
  5. the stain
    – an act that brings discredit to the person who does it 1
    the spot; the stain; the smear; the blot; the smirch
    – an act that brings discredit to the person who does it 1
    • spot [the ~] noun
    • stain [the ~] noun
    • smear [the ~] noun
    • blot [the ~] noun
      • he made a huge blot on his copybook1
    • smirch [the ~] noun
  6. the stain
    – a soiled or discolored appearance 1
    the stain; the discolouration; the discoloration
    – a soiled or discolored appearance 1
  7. the stain
    – a symbol of disgrace or infamy 1
    the brand; the mark; the stain; the stigma
    – a symbol of disgrace or infamy 1
    • brand [the ~] noun
      • He had the brand of a traitor.2
    • mark [the ~] noun
      • And the Lord set a mark upon Cain1
    • stain [the ~] noun
    • stigma [the ~] noun
  8. the stain
    – the state of being covered with unclean things 1
    the soil; the stain; the grease; the dirt; the filth; the grime; the grunge
    – the state of being covered with unclean things 1
  9. the stain
    – (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible 1
    the stain
    – (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible 1

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Related Definitions for "stain":

  1. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it1
  2. a soiled or discolored appearance1
    • the wine left a dark stain1
  3. a symbol of disgrace or infamy1
  4. the state of being covered with unclean things1
  5. (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible1
  6. color for microscopic study1
  7. color with a liquid dye or tint1
    • people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages1
  8. produce or leave stains1
    • Red wine stains the table cloth1
  9. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically1

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