Definition of stain

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Stain (v. t.) To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to blot; to soil; to tarnish.

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Kite :: Kite (n.) Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill..
Blackguard :: Blackguard (n.) A person of stained or low character, esp. one who uses scurrilous language, or treats others with foul abuse; a scoundrel; a rough..
Bleaching :: Bleaching (n.) The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains; esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents..
Sightless :: Sightless (a.) Offensive or unpleasing to the eye; unsightly; as, sightless stains..
Henna :: Henna (n.) A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia (L. alba). The fragrant white blossoms are used by the Buddhists in religious ceremonies. The powdered leaves furnish a red coloring matter used in the East to stain the hails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc..
Bebloody :: Bebloody (v. t.) To make bloody; to stain with blood.
Tinge :: Tinge (v. t.) To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron..
Float :: Float (v. t.) To support and sustain the credit of, as a commercial scheme or a joint-stock company, so as to enable it to go into, or continue in, operation..
Infucation :: Infucation (n.) The act of painting or staining, especially of painting the face..
Methaemoglobin :: Methaemoglobin (n.) A stable crystalline compound obtained by the decomposition of hemoglobin. It is found in old blood stains.
Revetment :: Revetment (v. t.) A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall..
Butment :: Butment (n.) The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported..
Soil :: Soil (n.) To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully..
Ray :: Ray (v. t.) To mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to defile..
Blot :: Blot (n.) A spot on reputation; a stain; a disgrace; a reproach; a blemish.
Stair :: Stainlessly (adv.) In a stainless manner.
Erastianism :: Erastianism (n.) The principles of the Erastains.
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer..
Pabulum :: Pabulum (n.) The means of nutriment to animals or plants; food; nourishment; hence, that which feeds or sustains, as fuel for a fire; that upon which the mind or soul is nourished; as, intellectual pabulum..
Abstention :: Abstention (a.) The act of abstaining; a holding aloof.
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