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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of stain form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   having a stain
2. 2
   coloured by adding a pigment

Adjective

1. 1
   marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter wordnet
2. 2
   having a coating of stain or varnish wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bedraggledbefouledbesmirchedblackenedcoloreddarkened

Antonyms

All antonyms

unstained

Example

More examples

"The auditorium is terribly stained. It is, in part, due to acid rain."

Related phrases

blood-stainedstained glasstear-stained

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