| STAIN | • stain n. A discoloured spot or area. • stain n. A blemish on one’s character or reputation. • stain n. A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it. |
| STAINS | • stains n. Plural of stain. • stains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stain. • Stains prop.n. A city in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, France. |
| STAINED | • stained adj. Having a stain. • stained adj. Coloured by adding a pigment. • stained v. Simple past tense and past participle of stain. |
| STAINER | • stainer n. Something that stains. • stainer n. One who stains or tarnishes. • stainer n. A workman who applies a stain to wood, etc. |
| STAINERS | • stainers n. Plural of stainer. • STAINER n. that which stains. |
| STAINING | • staining v. Present participle of stain. • STAINING n. the act of staining. |
| STAINABLE | • stainable adj. Able to be stained. • stainable adj. Able to produce stains. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • STAINABLE adj. that can be stained. |
| STAININGS | • stainings n. Plural of staining, gerund of stain. • STAINING n. the act of staining. |
| STAINLESS | • stainless adj. Describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration. • stainless adj. Unmarked, spotless. • stainless n. Short for stainless steel. |
| STAINPROOF | • stainproof adj. Resistant to stains. • stainproof v. (Transitive) To make resistant to stains. • STAINPROOF adj. proof against stains. |
| STAINLESSES | • stainlesses n. Plural of stainless. • STAINLESS n. tableware made from stainless steel. |
| STAINLESSLY | • stainlessly adv. Without a stain; in unspoiled purity. • STAINLESS adv. without stain. |
| STAINABILITY | • stainability n. The state or condition of being stainable. • STAINABILITY n. the capacity of cells and cell parts to stain specifically and consistently with particular dyes and stains. |
| STAINLESSNESS | • stainlessness n. The state or condition of being stainless. • STAINLESSNESS n. the state of being stainless. |
| STAINABILITIES | • stainabilities n. Plural of stainability. • STAINABILITY n. the capacity of cells and cell parts to stain specifically and consistently with particular dyes and stains. |
| STAINLESSNESSES | • STAINLESSNESS n. the state of being stainless. |