stain
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1.4
- noun
- /steɪn/
- That looks like a stain on your rug.
- remove stains
- wine stain
- blood stain
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Watch on YouTubeI've just realized I've not washed that stain off my hand.
- I've just realized I've not washed that stain off my hand.
- The result would just be one big stain on your light brown shoe.
- Like don't deal with shit stains on your bed.
- And thanks to these hearings, we know that stain is ketchup.
- As it turns out, I've learned from experience most stains will come out.
- Hence I always have these little stains on my hands now.
- Like I've talked about like sometimes there's been a chocolate stain, you know, in the bed.
Examples
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Do you know how many stains and smells there are in this very room?
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Even the coffee stains came off just with soap and water.
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The result would just be one big stain on your light brown shoe.
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I'm just going to take off this stain to show you how it looks.
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Buildings cleaned of the smoke stain were in high contrast to those not cleaned.
Academic text (1994) -
Hence I always have these little stains on my hands now.
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Now let's take a look at that nasty salsa stain.
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Every garment had a food stain, was torn, or too wrinkled to wear.
Fiction book (1990) -
I've just realized I've not washed that stain off my hand.
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The red wine left a noticeable stain on the white tablecloth.
Synonyms
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1.0
A visible line, spot, scratch, or stain on a surface
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1.9
A dirty mark on something that makes it look untidy
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3.9
A small mark that spoils the look of skin or an object
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4.1
A messy mark left on a surface by a substance
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4.4
A change in color that makes something look faded or stained
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8.4
A small patch of a different color on something
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9.9
A small spot or stain on a surface
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9.8
A dirty mark that spoils the look of clothing or fabric
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8.0
A small mark or flaw that spoils how something looks
The state of being marked with spots or stains
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
3
5.1
A lab test that uses dyes and a microscope to show if bacteria keep a purple colour
- Specialized
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4.8
A lab method that uses dye to show whether bacteria keep or lose the dye
- Specialized
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6.6
A flat pink or purple birthmark on the skin caused by too many small blood vessels
How Noticeable
Surface Forms
Etymology
A stain on clothes keeps the original sense of 'mark' — it is a patch of colour that is often hard to remove, which is why we call such a lasting patch a 'stain'.