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US
/ˈsteɪn/
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[ UK /stˈeɪn/ ]
[ UK /stˈeɪn/ ]
NOUN
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an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
he made a huge blot on his copybook -
a soiled or discolored appearance
the wine left a dark stain - (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
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a symbol of disgrace or infamy
And the Lord set a mark upon Cain - the state of being covered with unclean things
VERB
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make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air -
color with a liquid dye or tint
people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages
Stain this table a beautiful walnut color -
color for microscopic study
The laboratory worker dyed the specimen -
produce or leave stains
Red wine stains the table cloth
How To Use stain In A Sentence
- This cup is stained on the inside.
- What we need now is a recovery that is sustainable. The Sun
- But anywhere else, the general buzz of the atmosphere would have sustained the crowd.
- Only a very strong, perhaps only a globally dominant, power can sustain informal empire in the long run.
- The first is that China will continue to sustain high growth rates in gross national product.
- But decades of research have gone by and scientists remain incapable of creating a sustainable fusion reaction that could be used to create reliable power.
- As she got up and moved to support him, she noticed some strange dark stains on his left shoulder, which had been hidden under the pelisse before.
- Made chiefly from riveted stainless steel and copper sheeting, these free-standing works are occasionally complemented with wood.
- The oak is hand stained with red, yellow, blue and green and then given an antique finish.
- On the one hand, it was a powerful tool to enhance or sustain personal and corporate power, wealth, and status.
