Definition of stain

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Stain (v. i.) To give or receive a stain; to grow dim.

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Gypsywort :: Gypsywort (n.) A labiate plant (the Lycopus Europaeus). Gypsies are said to stain their skin with its juice.
Osmium :: Osmium (n.) A rare metallic element of the platinum group, found native as an alloy in platinum ore, and in iridosmine. It is a hard, infusible, bluish or grayish white metal, and the heaviest substance known. Its tetroxide is used in histological experiments to stain tissues. Symbol Os. Atomic weight 191.1. Specific gravity 22.477..
Sustentate :: Sustentacular (a.) Supporting; sustaining; as, a sustentacular tissue..
Stainer :: Stainer (n.) One who stains or tarnishes.
Insecure :: Insecure (a.) Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe; unstable; exposed to danger or loss..
Distaining :: Distaining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distai.
Sustained :: Sustainable (a.) Capable of being sustained or maintained; as, the action is not sustainable..
Bebloody :: Bebloody (v. t.) To make bloody; to stain with blood.
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit..
Sightless :: Sightless (a.) Offensive or unpleasing to the eye; unsightly; as, sightless stains..
Assoil :: Assoil (v. t.) To soil; to stain.
Smear :: Smear (n.) Hence, a spot made by, or as by, an unctuous or adhesive substance; a blot or blotch; a daub; a stain..
Clamp :: Clamp (n.) A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's side, used to sustain the ends of beams..
Distained :: Distained (imp. & p. p.) of Distai.
Demurrer :: Demurrer (n.) A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party resting is bound to answer or proceed further..
Taint :: Taint (v. t.) Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish.
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..
Backbone :: Backbone (n.) The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.
Inquination :: Inquination (n.) A defiling; pollution; stain.
Blot :: Blot (v. t.) To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink..
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