Stain
noun
A mark or spot which is not easily removed.
He spilled coffee on his shirt, leaving a stain.
Often appears as...
- remove a stain
- stain remover
noun
A thing that damages or brings disgrace to someone or something's reputation.
The corruption scandal left a stain on the government's reputation.
Often appears as...
- stain on reputation
- leave a stain
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Disapproving
verb
Mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed.
I stained the table with red wine.
Often appears as...
- stain clothes
- stain with wine
verb
Damage or bring disgrace to.
The scandal stained his reputation beyond repair.
Often appears as...
- stain reputation
- stain one's honor
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Disapproving
verb
Color (a material or object) by applying a penetrative dye or chemical.
She stained the wood to protect it from damage.
Often appears as...
- stain wood
- stain fabric
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Technical
noun
A mark or spot which is not easily removed.
He spilled coffee on his shirt, leaving a stain.
Often appears as...
- remove a stain
- stain remover
noun
A thing that damages or brings disgrace to someone or something's reputation.
The corruption scandal left a stain on the government's reputation.
Often appears as...
- stain on reputation
- leave a stain
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
Mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed.
I stained the table with red wine.
Often appears as...
- stain clothes
- stain with wine
verb
Damage or bring disgrace to.
The scandal stained his reputation beyond repair.
Often appears as...
- stain reputation
- stain one's honor
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
Color (a material or object) by applying a penetrative dye or chemical.
She stained the wood to protect it from damage.
Often appears as...
- stain wood
- stain fabric
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Persistence of Stains
The word 'stain' suggests difficulty in cleaning and may need special products or methods.
Despite scrubbing, the grape juice stain on the carpet persisted.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Emphasis
'Stain' often highlights unwanted accidents or carelessness in handling items.
Bob's carelessness with the pen left a stain on his report.
Pro Tip 1/2Persistence of Stains
The word 'stain' suggests difficulty in cleaning and may need special products or methods.
Despite scrubbing, the grape juice stain on the carpet persisted.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Emphasis
'Stain' often highlights unwanted accidents or carelessness in handling items.
Bob's carelessness with the pen left a stain on his report.
Pro Tip 1/2Persistence of Stains
The word 'stain' suggests difficulty in cleaning and may need special products or methods.
Despite scrubbing, the grape juice stain on the carpet persisted.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Emphasis
'Stain' often highlights unwanted accidents or carelessness in handling items.
Bob's carelessness with the pen left a stain on his report.
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Allan Jones: A map of...
So if you take a deeper look at the brain, one of the things, if you look at it in cross-section, what you can see is that you can't really see a whole lot of structure there. But there's actually a lot of structure there. It's cells and it's wires all wired together. So about a hundred years ago, some scientists invented a stain that would stain cells.
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State Trooper Training PIPE...
stains that we're on it when I received it sir figure out a way to get them off how many is that Roz miss I wasn't counting sir yeah I mean it was eyes to start all over you'll ask the state troopers violet attention to detail the important man the difference between life and death it's something that could be missed could remain core break a case
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A map of the brain -...
take a deeper look at the brain one of the things if you look at it in cross-section what you can see is that you can't really see a whole lot of structure there but there's actually a lot of structure there it's cells and it's wires all wired together so about a hundred years ago some scientists invented its that would stain cells and that shown
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How to saber a bottle of...
that we had a red carpet in case things went awry and the stains would be not that noticeable I wanted to demo this for you today so that you could take a moment to celebrate whatever it is that happened to you today that new idea that you discovered a new friend that you made something that delighted you or inspired
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This deep-sea mystery is...
You can see the hazy stuff in the background. That's mud. That's deep-sea ocean mud, and the bright green dots stained with the green fluorescent dye are real, living microbes. Now I've got to tell you something really tragic about microbes. They all look the same under a microscope,
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Where Is Home? PIPE Pico...
a third connected maybe with the place where they happen to be, a fourth connected with the place they dream of being, and many more besides. And their whole life will be spent taking pieces of many different places and putting them together into a stained glass whole.
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Bill Doyle: Treating...
once they have divided. And we can observe this. What I'm going to show you next are two in vitro experiments. This is cultures, identical cultures, of cervical cancer cells. And we've stained these cultures with a green florescent dye
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If You're Scared of...
of the world these guys have a chemical defense they can spray cyanide not enough to injure us but it can chemically stain my hands so I might at the end of this have yellow marks on my hand that won't come off for a while for
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Chaos in the Heart of...
it's made out of butterfly wings. And I was blown away. So, he took me back to his workshop and he showed me how he does these. He collects these butterflies meticulously and makes these stained glass images of life
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Orange Seals on British...
wild creatures stained the color of iron and industry
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Allan Jones: A map of...
So if you take a deeper look at the brain, one of the things, if you look at it in cross-section, what you can see is that you can't really see a whole lot of structure there. But there's actually a lot of structure there. It's cells and it's wires all wired together. So about a hundred years ago, some scientists invented a stain that would stain cells.
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State Trooper Training PIPE...
stains that we're on it when I received it sir figure out a way to get them off how many is that Roz miss I wasn't counting sir yeah I mean it was eyes to start all over you'll ask the state troopers violet attention to detail the important man the difference between life and death it's something that could be missed could remain core break a case
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A map of the brain -...
take a deeper look at the brain one of the things if you look at it in cross-section what you can see is that you can't really see a whole lot of structure there but there's actually a lot of structure there it's cells and it's wires all wired together so about a hundred years ago some scientists invented its that would stain cells and that shown
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How to saber a bottle of...
that we had a red carpet in case things went awry and the stains would be not that noticeable I wanted to demo this for you today so that you could take a moment to celebrate whatever it is that happened to you today that new idea that you discovered a new friend that you made something that delighted you or inspired
Video examples
This deep-sea mystery is...
You can see the hazy stuff in the background. That's mud. That's deep-sea ocean mud, and the bright green dots stained with the green fluorescent dye are real, living microbes. Now I've got to tell you something really tragic about microbes. They all look the same under a microscope,
Video examples
Where Is Home? PIPE Pico...
a third connected maybe with the place where they happen to be, a fourth connected with the place they dream of being, and many more besides. And their whole life will be spent taking pieces of many different places and putting them together into a stained glass whole.
Video examples
Bill Doyle: Treating...
once they have divided. And we can observe this. What I'm going to show you next are two in vitro experiments. This is cultures, identical cultures, of cervical cancer cells. And we've stained these cultures with a green florescent dye
Video examples
If You're Scared of...
of the world these guys have a chemical defense they can spray cyanide not enough to injure us but it can chemically stain my hands so I might at the end of this have yellow marks on my hand that won't come off for a while for
Video examples
Chaos in the Heart of...
it's made out of butterfly wings. And I was blown away. So, he took me back to his workshop and he showed me how he does these. He collects these butterflies meticulously and makes these stained glass images of life
Video examples
Orange Seals on British...
wild creatures stained the color of iron and industry
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Tom Waits
American Musician
People say all kinds of things about the ingredients of songs. But you know they are a kind of magic, in the sense that they may easily include a stain on your bedroom wall... and a variety of mis-recollections. And then you name it after a girl's name that you just made up.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship.
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RJ Cyler
American Actor
This acting is going to leave my stain. Not just my mark, because you can wipe a mark off. But a stain: it's going to take a whole lot to get that out, and that's how I'm going to leave my stain on this world.
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Luis Suarez
Uruguayan Athlete
Put 'Luis Suarez' into an Internet search engine, and up comes the word 'racist.' It's a stain that is there for ever. And it is one that I feel I do not deserve.
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Rasheed Wallace
American Basketball Player
I have this particular shoe with blood stains, marked all up sitting in my office. I always look at it everyday.
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Rachel Morrison
American Director
It's always a challenge to shoot a period film and not have it look like you hit the tea stain button in post.
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Samuel Beckett
Irish Playwright
Nothing matters but the writing. There has been nothing else worthwhile... a stain upon the silence.
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Kiki Bertens
If someone tests positive for coronavirus, our sport would be stained forever.
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Sabrina Carpenter
American Musician
If you're going to sing on stage, wear lip stain.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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Tom Waits
American Musician
People say all kinds of things about the ingredients of songs. But you know they are a kind of magic, in the sense that they may easily include a stain on your bedroom wall... and a variety of mis-recollections. And then you name it after a girl's name that you just made up.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship.
Quote examples
RJ Cyler
American Actor
This acting is going to leave my stain. Not just my mark, because you can wipe a mark off. But a stain: it's going to take a whole lot to get that out, and that's how I'm going to leave my stain on this world.
Quote examples
Luis Suarez
Uruguayan Athlete
Put 'Luis Suarez' into an Internet search engine, and up comes the word 'racist.' It's a stain that is there for ever. And it is one that I feel I do not deserve.
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Rasheed Wallace
American Basketball Player
I have this particular shoe with blood stains, marked all up sitting in my office. I always look at it everyday.
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Rachel Morrison
American Director
It's always a challenge to shoot a period film and not have it look like you hit the tea stain button in post.
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Samuel Beckett
Irish Playwright
Nothing matters but the writing. There has been nothing else worthwhile... a stain upon the silence.
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Kiki Bertens
If someone tests positive for coronavirus, our sport would be stained forever.
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Sabrina Carpenter
American Musician
If you're going to sing on stage, wear lip stain.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
Example 1 of 10
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