| ABSTAINS | • abstains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstain. • ABSTAIN v. to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice. |
| BESTAINS | • bestains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestain. • BESTAIN v. to stain all over. |
| CAPTAINS | • captains n. Plural of captain. • captains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captain. • CAPTAIN v. to lead or command. |
| CONTAINS | • contains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contain. • CONTAIN v. to hold within. |
| CURTAINS | • curtains n. Plural of curtain. • curtains n. (Figuratively, in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end or death. • curtains n. (Colloquial, oenology) A ring of clear liquid, forming into drops, near the top of a glass of fortified… |
| DESTAINS | • destains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of destain. • DESTAIN v. to rid of stain. |
| DISTAINS | • distains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distain. • DISTAIN v. (archaic) to stain, sully. |
| HUITAINS | • huitains n. Plural of huitain. • HUITAIN n. (French) a group of eight lines of verse. |
| PERTAINS | • pertains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pertain. • PERTAIN v. to have reference or relation. |
| SEXTAINS | • sextains n. Plural of sextain. • SEXTAIN n. a stanza of six lines, also SESTINA, SESTINE. |
| SUSTAINS | • sustains n. Plural of sustain. • sustains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sustain. • SUSTAIN v. to maintain by providing with food and drink. |