Definition of stain

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Stain (v. t.) To color, as wood, glass, paper, cloth, or the like, by processess affecting, chemically or otherwise, the material itself; to tinge with a color or colors combining with, or penetrating, the substance; to dye; as, to stain wood with acids, colored washes, paint rubbed in, etc.; to stain glass..

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Foster :: Foster (v. t.) To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius..
Smudge :: Smudge (n.) That which is smeared upon anything; a stain; a blot; a smutch; a smear.
Kiteflying :: Kiteflying (n.) A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal; -- called also kiting..
Speck :: Speck (n.) A small discolored place in or on anything, or a small place of a color different from that of the main substance; a spot; a stain; a blemish; as, a speck on paper or loth; specks of decay in fruit..
Blent :: Blent (imp. & p. p.) Mingled; mixed; blended; also, polluted; stained..
Grained :: Grained (a.) Painted or stained in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc..
Tarnish :: Tarnish (n.) The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.
Dependent :: Dependent (a.) Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends..
Abstinence :: Abstinence (n.) The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence..
Hurter :: Hurter (n.) An injury causing pain of mind or conscience; a slight; a stain; as of sin.
Blood :: Blood (v. t.) To stain, smear or wet, with blood..
Sulphacid :: Sully (n.) Soil; tarnish; stain.
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight..
Adonis :: Adonis (n.) A genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceae, containing the pheasant's eye (Adonis autumnalis); -- named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower..
Stand :: Stand (v. t.) To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat..
Rusty :: Rusty (superl.) Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.
Outstand :: Outstand (v. t.) To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding.
Vindicate :: Vindicate (v. t.) To maintain or defend with success; to prove to be valid; to assert convincingly; to sustain against assault; as, to vindicate a right, claim, or title..
Depend :: Depend (v. i.) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
Spotless :: Spot (v. i.) To become stained with spots.
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