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Definitions for Stain

[1] a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
[2] a natural spot or patch of color different from that of the basic color, as on the body of an animal.
[3] a cause of reproach; stigma; blemish: a stain on one's reputation.
[4] coloration produced by a dye that penetrates a substance, as wood.
[5] a dye made into a solution for coloring woods, textiles, etc.
[6] a reagent or dye used in treating a specimen for microscopic examination.
[7] to discolor with spots or streaks of foreign matter.
[8] to bring reproach or dishonor upon; blemish.
[9] to sully with guilt or infamy; corrupt.
[10] to color or dye (wood, cloth, etc.) by any of various processes that change or react with the substance chemically.
[11] to color with something that penetrates the substance.
[12] to 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.
[13] to produce a stain.
[14] to become stained; take a stain: This fabric stains easily.
[15] to mark or discolour with patches of something that dirties the dress was stained with coffee
[16] to dye with a penetrating dyestuff or pigment
[17] to bring disgrace or shame on to stain someone's honour
[18] to colour (specimens) for microscopic study by treatment with a dye or similar reagent
[19] (intr) to produce indelible marks or discoloration does ink stain?
[20] a spot, mark, or discoloration
[21] a moral taint; blemish or slur
[22] a dye or similar reagent, used to colour specimens for microscopic study
[23] 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
[24] any dye that is made into a solution and used to colour textiles and hides

Words related to Stain

blemish, speck, color, blotch, smudge, tint, stigma, splotch, dye, sully, tarnish, smear, blacken, daub, discolor, contaminate, besmirch, tar, odium, smirch

Words nearby Stain

stagnation mastitis, stagy, stagyrite, stahl, staid, stain, stained glass, stained glass ceiling, stainer, staines, staining

Origin of Stain

1350–1400; Middle English steynen < Old Norse steina to paint; in some senses aphetic form of distain

Other words from Stain

stain·a·ble , adjective
stain·a·bil·i·ty , stain·a·ble·ness , noun
stain·a·bly , adverb
stain·er , noun
de·stain·er , noun
non·stain·a·ble , adjective
non·stain·er , noun
non·stain·ing , adjective
re·stain , verb
un·der·stain , noun
un·der·stain , verb (used with object)
well-stained , adjective

Word origin for Stain

C14 steynen (vb), shortened from disteynen to remove colour from, from Old French desteindre to discolour, from des- dis- 1 + teindre , from Latin tingere to tinge

Synonyms for Stain

blemish, blotch, color, dye, smudge, speck, splotch, stigma, tint, blur, brand, discoloration, disgrace, dishonor, drip, infamy, mottle, odium, onus, reproach, shame, slur, smirch, spatter, spot, black eye, ink spot, sinister