Definition of stain

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Stain (v. t.) To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood..

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Blot :: Blot (v. t.) To stain with infamy; to disgrace.
Chica :: Chica (n.) A red coloring matter. extracted from the Bignonia Chica, used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain the skin..
Lesion :: Lesion (n.) Loss sustained from failure to fulfill a bargain or contract.
Distained :: Distained (imp. & p. p.) of Distai.
Distain :: Distain (v. t.) To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile; -- used chiefly in poetry.
Spot :: Spot (v. t.) To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots or figures; as, to spot a garnment; to spot paper..
Hatch :: Hatch (v. t.) To cross; to spot; to stain; to steep.
Slur :: Slur (n.) A mark or stain; hence, a slight reproach or disgrace; a stigma; a reproachful intimation; an innuendo..
Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain..
Dishonor :: Dishonor (v. t.) To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to maintain his honor..
Suffer :: Suffer (v. t.) To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience; as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage..
Fulcrum :: Fulcrum (n.) That by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body..
Blot :: Blot (n.) A spot or stain, as of ink on paper; a blur..
Melastoma :: Melastoma (n.) A genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; -- so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth..
Atlas :: Atlas (n.) One who sustains a great burden.
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A contrivance for sustaining anything by suspensio.
Leave :: Leave (v.) To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.
Agent :: Agent (a.) Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action..
Abstain :: Abstain (v. i.) To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from..
Bear :: Bear (v. t.) To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change..
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