Words Like STAIN
    
   We have put together a list of words that are similar to STAIN.
    
    
    
        
            33 Alternative Words Similar to stain
   
            
               
            
            
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        Ebonize
    
    
         Verb       Hyponym
    
    
    
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        Ebonise
    
    
         Verb       Hyponym
    
    
    
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        Bloodstain
    
    
         Noun       Hyponym
    
    
    
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        Counterstain
    
    
         Noun       Hyponym
    
    
    
        
       
    
    
        5 examples of stain
           
        
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        to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood
    
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        to stain wood with acids, colored washes, paint rubbed in, etc.; to stain glass
    
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        a stain on a garment or cloth
    
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        people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages
    
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        Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
    
       
    
    
        10 definitions of stain
           
        
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        To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot.
    
    
    
 
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        To color, as wood, glass, paper, cloth, or the like, by processes affecting, chemically or otherwise, the material itself; to tinge with a color or colors combining with, or penetrating, the substance; to dye.
    
    
    
 
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        To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to blot; to soil; to tarnish.
    
    
    
 
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        To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
    
    
    
 
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        To give or receive a stain; to grow dim.
    
    
    
 
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        A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot.
    
    
    
 
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        A natural spot of a color different from the gound.
    
    
    
 
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        Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach.
    
    
    
 
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        Cause of reproach; shame.