stains

Pronunciation: US [steɪn] UK [steɪn]

n.Blot; rust; color defects (on; upon; of)
v.Dirty; Sully (Honorary), (glass, biological section above) stain; printed on color
WebStain; dye; stains

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Antonyms

blemish darken mar poison spoil taint tarnish touch vitiate

Definitions in English

v.	1. to leave a mark on something accidentally 2. to add color to wood using a special liquid 3. to add color to something in order to make it easier to examine under a microscope 4. if something stains someone’ s reputation, character, etc, it spoils it
n.	1. a mark left accidentally on clothes or surfaces 2. a liquid used for adding a particular color to wood 3. a liquid used for adding color to something to make it easier to examine under a microscope

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Example Sentences

The stain on the ceiling where a bath had overflowed upstairs.
Source: Julia Hamilton
His forefinger..was stained with tobacco juice.
Source: V. Woolf
The great corpse staining the sea crimson.
Source: A. C. Clarke

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Rearrange English Word: stains
saints satins
Based on stains, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
e - ainsst
h - entasis
i - nasties
l - sestina
m - tansies
p - tisanes
r - shantis
t - isatins
u - instals
All shorter English words within stains :
ai ain ains ais ait aits an ani anis ant anti antis ants as ass at in ins is it its na nit nits sain sains saint sans sasin sat sati satin satis si sin sins sis sit sits snit snits stain ta tain tains tan tans tas tass ti tin tins tis
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With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : s st stain stains t ta tain tains a ai ain ains in ins s
Based on stains, all English words formed by changing one letter
Create new English words with the same letter pairs: st ta ai in ns
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English words starting with stains :
stains
English words that contain stains :
abstains destains distains sustains stains
English words ending with stains :
abstains destains distains sustains stains