stain
noun
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
stained
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past participleof stain.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof stain.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
stainnouna discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
Example Sentences
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Sweet carefully transfers the delicate tissue onto a glass slide, where selected cellular structures are stained to make them easier to distinguish under a powerful microscope.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
About 09:41, footage showed Brennan putting his blood stained trousers in a clothing bin near MacGregor's flat.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
But “those stained glass windows are the wife.”
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Bean underwent a dramatic physical transformation with furiously unkempt hair and horribly stained teeth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The couch was tattered and stained, with stuffing poking out of the cushions.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
