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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stain /steɪn/USA pronunciation n. - a mark caused by foreign matter on a material:[countable]a bright blue stain on his shirt.
- [countable] a cause of disgrace or dishonor.
- a dye made into a solution for coloring woods, textiles, etc.: [uncountable]Try using stain on the rocking chair.[countable]several wood stains to choose from: red, dark brown, or light brown.
v. - to (cause to) become discolored, as by having spots: [~ + object]The blood stained his shirt.[no object]The white rug will stain too easily.
- to color or dye (wood, cloth, etc.):[~ + object]I stained the old rocking chair and made it look like new.
- to bring disgrace or dishonor upon:[~ + object]Although the charges were never proven, his reputation was stained forever.
stain•less, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stain (stān),USA pronunciation n. - a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material;
a spot not easily removed. - a natural spot or patch of color different from that of the basic color, as on the body of an animal.
- a cause of reproach;
stigma;
blemish:a stain on one's reputation. - coloration produced by a dye that penetrates a substance, as wood.
- a dye made into a solution for coloring woods, textiles, etc.
- Opticsa reagent or dye used in treating a specimen for microscopic examination.
v.t. - to discolor with spots or streaks of foreign matter.
- to bring reproach or dishonor upon;
blemish. - to sully with guilt or infamy;
corrupt. - to color or dye (wood, cloth, etc.) by any of various processes that change or react with the substance chemically.
- to color with something that penetrates the substance.
- Laboratory, Opticsto treat (a microscopic specimen) with some reagent or dye in order to color the whole or parts and so give distinctness, contrast of tissues, etc.
v.i. - to produce a stain.
- to become stained;
take a stain:This fabric stains easily.
- Old Norse steina to paint; in some senses aphetic form of distain
- Middle English steynen 1350–1400
- 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mark, imperfection, blot.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged taint.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spot, streak, soil, dirty.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sully, taint, tarnish, disgrace, dishonor, debase, defile, contaminate, pollute.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stain /steɪn/ vb (mainly tr)- to mark or discolour with patches of something that dirties
- to dye with a penetrating dyestuff or pigment
- to bring disgrace or shame on: to stain someone's honour
- to colour (specimens) for microscopic study by treatment with a dye or similar reagent
- (intransitive) to produce indelible marks or discoloration: does ink stain?
n - a spot, mark, or discoloration
- a moral taint; blemish or slur
- a dye or similar reagent, used to colour specimens for microscopic study
- a solution or liquid used to penetrate the surface of a material, esp wood, and impart a rich colour without covering up the surface or grain
- any dye that is made into a solution and used to colour textiles and hides
Etymology: 14th Century steynen (vb), shortened from disteynen to remove colour from, from Old French desteindre to discolour, from des- dis-1 + teindre, from Latin tingere to tingeˈstainable adj ˌstainaˈbility n ˈstainer n |