| VERB | change | stain | color with a liquid dye or tint |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | stain | produce or leave stains | |
| contact | stain, tarnish, maculate, sully, defile | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air | |
| change | stain | color for microscopic study | |
| NOUN | attribute | stain, discoloration, discolouration | a soiled or discolored appearance |
| substance | stain | (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible | |
| state | stain, dirt, filth, grime, soil, grease, grunge | the state of being covered with unclean things | |
| communication | stain, mark, stigma, brand | a symbol of disgrace or infamy / infamy | |
| act | stain, blot, smear, smirch, spot | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it |
| Sounds | stey'n | |
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| Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... | |
| Meaning | A soiled or discolored appearance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the wine left a dark stain" | |
| Synonyms | discoloration, discolouration | |
| Narrower | bloodstain | A discoloration caused by blood |
| iron mold, iron mould | A spot caused the staining with rust or ink | |
| mud stain | A stain produced by mud | |
| oil stain | A stain produced by oil | |
| scorch | A discoloration caused by heat | |
| tarnish | discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation | |
| Broader | appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
| Spanish | decoloración, descoloración, descolorido, mancha | |
| Catalan | descoloració, descoloriment | |
| Verbs | stain | produce or leave stains |
| Meaning | (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | microscopy | research with the use of microscopes |
| Narrower | counterstain | A stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly |
| gentian violet, crystal violet | A green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment | |
| methylene blue, methylthionine chloride | A dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning | |
| Broader | coloring material, colouring material, color, colour | Any material used for its color |
| Spanish | tinte | |
| Catalan | tint | |
| Verbs | stain | color for microscopic study |
| Meaning | The state of being covered with unclean things. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | dirt, filth, grime, soil, grease, grunge | |
| Broader | dirtiness, uncleanness | The state of being unsanitary |
| Spanish | grasa, grunge, inmundicia, mugre, mugriento, porquería, suciedad | |
| Catalan | brutícia, grunge, immundícia, porqueria, ronya, sutja | |
| Verbs | stain | produce or leave stains |
| Meaning | A symbol of disgrace or infamy / infamy. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | mark, stigma, brand | |
| Narrower | bar sinister, bend sinister | A mark of bastardy |
| cloven hoof, cloven foot | The mark of Satan | |
| demerit | A mark against a person for misconduct or failure | |
| Broader | symbol | An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance |
| Spanish | estigma, mancha, marca, señal | |
| Catalan | estigma, marca, taca | |
| Verbs | stain | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air |
| Meaning | An act that brings discredit to the person who does it. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | blot, smear, smirch, spot | |
| Broader | mistake, error, fault | A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
| Spanish | mácula, mancha | |
| Catalan | màcula, taca | |
| Verbs | stain | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air |
| Meaning | color with a liquid dye or tint. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | dip | stain an object by immersing / immersing it in a liquid / liquid |
| ebonize, ebonise | stain black to make it look like ebony | |
| marble | paint or stain like marble | |
| tattoo | stain (skin) with indelible color | |
| vein | make a veinlike pattern | |
| Broader | dye | color with dye |
| Spanish | colorar, colorear, manchar, teñir | |
| Catalan | acolorar, acolorir, colorar, tenyir, tintar | |
| Nouns | stainer | a worker who stains (wood or fabric) |
| Meaning | produce or leave stains. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Red wine stains the table cloth" | |
| Narrower | smut | stain with a dirty substance, such as soot |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Similar to | spot, fleck, blob, blot | make a spot or mark onto |
| Spanish | manchar, teñir | |
| Catalan | tacar, tenyir | |
| Nouns | stain | a soiled or discolored appearance |
| stain | the state of being covered with unclean things | |
| Meaning | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | tarnish, maculate, sully, defile | |
| Narrower | darken | tarnish or stain |
| Broader | spot, fleck, blob, blot | make a spot or mark onto |
| Spanish | deslustrar, manchar, mancillar | |
| Catalan | desllustrar | |
| Nouns | stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it |
| stain | a symbol of disgrace or infamy / infamy | |
| Meaning | color for microscopic study. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | dye | color with dye |
| Nouns | stain | (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible |
| staining | (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study | |
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