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stain

  • noun
  • /steɪn/

A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.

Other meanings

  1. A blemish on one's character or reputation.

  2. A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.

Related words

  • antistain
  • bestain
  • cockstain
  • counterstain
  • crapstain
  • cuntstain
  • dickstain
  • fuckstain
  • hypostain
  • immunostain
  • inkstain
  • milkstain

Example sentences

  • “Can permanent marker stains be removed?”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old Norse "steina" (to stain, colour, paint).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “stain” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.