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pet stain

pet stain

2.4
A mark on carpet or furniture made by an animal, often from pee
  • noun
  • NSFW
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  • I found a pet stain on the carpet.

Examples

  • She was frustrated to find a large pet stain in the middle of the living room.

  • The new carpet cleaner is designed to remove even the toughest pet stain.

  • If you have a puppy, be prepared to deal with the occasional pet stain.

  • The pet stains on the sofa were difficult to remove.

  • The carpet was ruined because of a pet stain that smelled terrible.

  • She cleaned the pet stain on the couch with a special solution.

  • After the dog had an accident on the rug, I had to scrub the pet stain vigorously.

Synonyms

stain
vspet stain
224 1.4

A mark that makes something a different color and is hard to remove

is caused by animals and often smells unpleasant
smudge
vspet stain
30 1.9

A dirty mark on something that makes it look untidy

is an animal-caused discoloration that often smells unpleasant

How Severe

pet stain
  • NSFW
2.4
to stain
113 3.2
spot
297 1.0

Surface Forms

pet stain singular
pet stains plural

Morphology

pet + stain

The meaning 'a mark caused by an animal' is directly compositional from 'pet' (domesticated animal) + 'stain' (a mark), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a mark left by a pet (e.g., from urine or feces). This follows ordinary noun–noun compounding and is cross-linguistically common, making the expression immediately understandable from its parts.

Etymology

Pet stain comes from the simple image of a pet leaving a stain, a visible 'mark' or spot, often with a bad 'smell' on carpet or furniture. So, pet stain means a mark made by an animal that you need to clean.