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adjective
- 1. marked or discolored with something that is not easily removed: "a stained beer mat"
- 2. (of a material or object) colored by application of a penetrative dye or chemical: "stained timber floorboards"
Stained things are dirtied or marked in some way. You should probably reserve your stained pants for painting your bedroom instead of wearing them to a fancy restaurant. Accidentally stained things are just dirty, usually permanently.
Definition of stained adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
stained. adjective. These are words and phrases related to stained. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. FOUL. Synonyms. smeared. sullied. foul. dirty. soiled. filthy. nasty. unclean. begrimed. besmeared. bedraggled. muddy. grimy. grubby. squalid. sordid. Antonyms. clean. spotless. stainless.
Stained Definition. Having a stain. Coloured by adding a pigment. Simple past tense and past participle of stain.
STAIN definition: 1. a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove: 2. a thin, clear paint that you put on…. Learn more.
What does the adjective stained mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective stained , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed. a natural spot or patch of color different from that of the basic color, as on the body of an animal. a cause of reproach; stigma; blemish:a stain on one's reputation.
[transitive] to change the colour of something using a coloured liquid. stain something to stain wood. Stain the specimen before looking at it under the microscope. stain something + adj. They stained the floors dark brown. The floors had been stained dark brown. Topics Colours and Shapes c2.
stained ( comparative more stained, superlative most stained) having a stain. Antonym: unstained. coloured by adding a pigment.
A stain is a mark on something that is difficult to remove. Remove stains by soaking in a mild solution of bleach. Synonyms: mark, spot, blot, blemish More Synonyms of stain. 2. transitive verb. If a liquid stains something, the thing becomes colored or marked by the liquid.
