stain
🇺🇸
/steɪn/
🇬🇧
/steɪn/
verb
R
to make a mark that is hard to clean
Red wine can stain the tablecloth if spilled.
R
to color something with a liquid dye
Use this liquid to stain the wood a darker color.
R
to harm someone's good name
The scandal will stain his career for years.
noun
R
a dirty mark that is hard to remove
There's a coffee stain on your shirt.
R
a liquid used to color wood or fabric
We need wood stain for the new fence.
R
something that harms a person's reputation
The false accusation was a stain on his record.
translation
to make a mark that is hard to clean; to color something with a liquid dye; to harm someone's good name
a dirty mark that is hard to remove; a liquid used to color wood or fabric; something that harms a person's reputation
Word Forms
3rd Present
stains
Progressive
staining
Past
stained
Perfect
stained
Plural
stains