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Dirty with stains
“The heavily stained sheets looked like they'd just been swapped from one dirty set to another.”
Slightly colored, having tint
Very disgusting, dirty or unpleasant
Covered or stained with ink
Marked or stained with spots
Past tense for to mark or discolor with something that is not easily removed
“Some foods can stain teeth, as of course can smoking.”
Past tense for to tarnish with something undesirable
“Indeed, he moaned so constantly during the journey, sitting as he was on a rusty stool, so as to permanently stain his reputation as a man.”
Past tense for to give or add color to
“First, stain the wood with blue aniline, then with a saturated solution of spirit crimson or grenadine, which is a magenta red.”
Past tense for to sully the good name of someone
“But if an adversary should stain my reputation with injurious falsehoods, how am I to obtain redress?”
Past tense for to cover with drops or spots of something
Past tense for to apply or provide with a layer or covering of something
Past tense for to destroy or damage the value or quality of
Past tense for to have a severely detrimental effect on
Past tense for to lose or cause to lose luster, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture
Past tense for to make, or cause to be, blur or dim
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