Synonym: discolor, mark, soil, spot. Antonym: cleanse. Similar words: sustain, abstain, sustainable, sustainability, maintain, taint, attain, obtain. Meaning: [steɪn] 
n. 1. a soiled or discolored appearance 2. (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible 3. the state of being covered with unclean things 4. a symbol of disgrace or infamy 5. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it. v. 1. color with a liquid dye or tint 2. produce or leave stains 3. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically 4. color for microscopic study.
n. 1. a soiled or discolored appearance 2. (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible 3. the state of being covered with unclean things 4. a symbol of disgrace or infamy 5. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it. v. 1. color with a liquid dye or tint 2. produce or leave stains 3. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically 4. color for microscopic study. 
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(91) She looked up at the bedroom ceiling, where a pale stain recalled a burst pipe nearly fifteen months ago.
(92) I tried using bleach to remove the stain, but without much effect.
(93) Bogwood is semi-fossilised, and should not contain harmful substances, but it may stain the water dark brown.
(94) There was a dark stain around the crotch of the trousers.
(95) His purpose was more forthright than mine, looking for a new war to wipe out the stain of defeat.
(96) This stain is very valuable for its minute selectivity on a scale discernible with a petrographic microscope.
(97) Young researchers take a drop of blood, smear it on a slide, stain it and check it under the microscope.
(98) Peter spread his knees and allowed the blood to drip between his legs and stain the stair carpet.
(99) Exposing rat cortex to the same stain produces uniform, moderately dense, labelling in the primary visual area.
(100) Eating flesh was unholy, and blood would stain an altar; only meal and grain were acceptable for food and sacrifice.
(101) She hoped the blood from the cut on her arm would not stain her blouse.
(102) For thin sections, best results are obtained if the stain is warmed.
(103) Stain or varnish the wood with non-toxic products such as those by Auro Organic Paints.
(104) She could feel the red stain crawl up her neck as she caught his drift.http://Sentencedict.com
(105) It was the surprise and indignity of watching the yellow stain spread which made me wince.
(106) The massacre has left an indelible stain on the name of Clan Campbell.
(107) The surface is comparable with cast epoxy resins for chemical and stain resistance, whilst offering the mechanical qualities of solid phenolics.
(108) You can usually get coffee stains out with a stain remover.
(109) It had a nasty, disfiguring stain running along the whole of the top edge.
(110) I sat on the rocky slope above Gay Acres[sentencedict.com], not wanting to stain my white shorts on the grass.
(111) And worse, something which will leave a stain on me.
(112) Where there is normally a lipstick stain on the filter tip, there is now blood.
(113) They are a wild, free-spirited people, quick-tempered as Elves go, and swift to avenge any stain on their honour.
(114) A dark stain was discernible running intermittently from the door to the bottom of the stairs.
(115) Only a civil suit, at the very least, could wipe away the stain on family honour.
(116) The brilliant yellow stain of kerosene light spilled itself out on the snow.
(117) You can either use a water-based or an oil-based stain.
(118) She looked at the red wine stain on his trousers and felt tears pricking her eyes.
(119) They coincided precisely with their present positions, edge of page and edge of stain.
(120) He was gliding softly through the water towards the deep ultramarine stain the sloop made in the brimming blackness all around.
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