stain

Definition

Examples

There was a coffee stain on the carpet near the front desk.

Word Family

Synonyms

• smudgea smoky fire to drive away insects
• blota blemish made by dirt
• blemisha mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

Collocations

• Easy coffee stain
  describing coffee stain (a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans)
• Medium remove stubborn stains from fabrics
  to remove stubborn stains from fabrics, meaning to remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
• Hard stain the company's unblemished reputation
  to stain the company's unblemished reputation, meaning to color with a liquid dye or tint
• Very Hard an indelible stain on the executive's legacy
  referring to an indelible stain on the executive's legacy