Meaning of stain in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A discoloured spot or area.

• A blemish on one's character or reputation.

• A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.

• A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.

• Any of a number of non-standard tinctures used in modern heraldry.

verb

• To discolour.

  Example: armour stained with blood

• To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation

• To coat a surface with a stain

  Example: the stained glass used for church windows

• To become stained; to take a stain.

• To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features

• To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.