Definition of stain

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Stain (n.) Cause of reproach; shame.

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Sustainment :: Sustainer (n.) One who, or that which, sustains..
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..
Bloody :: Bloody (a.) Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief..
Abstain :: Abstain (v. t.) To hinder; to withhold.
Smutch :: Smutch (n.) A stain; a dirty spot.
Bleach :: Bleach (a.) To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten..
Stain :: Stain (v. t.) To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
Stain :: Stain (v. i.) To give or receive a stain; to grow dim.
Protest :: Protest (v.) A declaration made by the master of a vessel before a notary, consul, or other authorized officer, upon his arrival in port after a disaster, stating the particulars of it, and showing that any damage or loss sustained was not owing to the fault of the vessel, her officers or crew, but to the perils of the sea, etc., ads the case may be, and protesting against them..
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer..
Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain..
Tack :: Tack (n.) A stain; a tache.
Came :: Came (n.) A slender rod of cast lead, with or without grooves, used, in casements and stained-glass windows, to hold together the panes or pieces of glass..
Bear :: Bear (v. t.) To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription..
Maculatory :: Maculatory (a.) Causing a spot or stain.
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..
Bear :: Bear (v. t.) To support or sustain; to hold up.
Waste :: Waste (v. i.) To procure or sustain a reduction of flesh; -- said of a jockey in preparation for a race, etc..
Bear :: Bear (v. t.) To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc..
Dishonorable :: Dishonorable (a.) Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base..
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