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Overview of verb stain

The verb stain has 4 senses


  • stain -- (color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages")

  • stain -- (produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth")

  • tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile -- (make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man")

  • stain -- (color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen")


Overview of adj stained

The adj stained has 2 senses


  • stained -- (marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter; "a badly stained tablecloth"; "tear-stained cheeks")

  • stained, varnished -- (having a coating of stain or varnish)