stain
verb
[ steɪn ]
• mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed.
• "her clothing was stained with blood"
Similar:
discolour,
blemish,
soil,
mark,
muddy,
spot,
spatter,
splatter,
smear,
splash,
smudge,
blotch,
blacken,
dirty,
get/make dirty,
get/make filthy,
sully,
spoil,
defile,
pollute,
contaminate,
foul,
befoul,
grime,
begrime,
besmirch,
• colour (a material or object) by applying a penetrative dye or chemical.
• "wood can always be stained to a darker shade"
stain
noun
• a coloured patch or dirty mark that is difficult to remove.
• "there were mud stains on my shoes"
Similar:
mark,
spot,
spatter,
splatter,
blotch,
blemish,
smudge,
smear,
dirt,
foxing,
• a penetrative dye or chemical used in colouring a material or object.
Similar:
tint,
colour,
dye,
tinge,
shade,
pigment,
colourant,
varnish,
paint,
colour wash,
Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): shortening of archaic distain, from Old French desteindre ‘tinge with a colour different from the natural one’. The noun was first recorded (mid 16th century) in the sense ‘defilement, disgrace’.
