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stain
US /sten/
・UK /steɪn/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A mark or unwanted spot / thing
Your mistake is a stain on your work history
v.t.Transitive VerbTo soil or leave a mark on something
Tina did not mean to stain her blouse with grape juice
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Liquid used to change the color of something
Mary applied the brown stain to her dining table
v.t.Transitive VerbTo change the color of using a special substance
If you stain the wood, you can see the patterns in it
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something that causes someone shame or guilt
The stain on Cindy's character was difficult to hide
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Let's Learn English! Topic: Describing Things Around The Home! ??? (Lesson Only)
- Things can get stained. Coffee will stain things.
Things can get stained. Coffee will stain things.
- What else will stain things?
What else will stain things?
MASH-UP: Teen Titans First vs. Last Scene | Teen Titans | Cartoon Network
- It's gonna be one heck of a stain when this is over.
It's gonna be one heck of a stain when this is over.
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- This lamp in the studio is shining a light on your big coffee stain on your script, Neil.
This lamp in the studio is shining a light on your big coffee stain on your script, Neil.
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- When a voter arrives at the booth, the ink is painted onto the left index finger, leaving a stain.
When a voter arrives at the booth, the ink is painted onto the left index finger, leaving a stain.
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- And you can use cheesecloth if you don't want to stain your towel, because it probably will stain.
And you can use cheesecloth if you don't want to stain your towel, because it probably will stain.
Sir, Please Stop Staring
- Ma'am, you have a giant coffee stain on your chest there.
Ma'am, you have a giant coffee stain on your chest there.
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- May the blood of both of us make an eternal stain upon your brow!
May the blood of both of us make an eternal stain upon your brow!
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- those unethical decisions will stick with you like a stain.
those unethical decisions will stick with you like a stain.
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- Laughed the blue eyes without a stain. And I untightened next the tress
Laughed the blue eyes without a stain. And I untightened next the tress
SpongeBob SquarePants | Cleaning Duties | Nickelodeon UK
- Let's start here and make our way to the milkshake stain.
Let's start here and make our way to the milkshake stain.