a wood stain
11wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… …
12Stain — Coffee stains For other uses, see Stain (disambiguation). A stain is a discoloration that can be clearly distinguished from the surface, material, or medium it is found upon. Stains are caused by the chemical or physical interaction of two… …
13stain — I n. discolored spot 1) to leave a stain 2) to remove a stain 3) a stubborn stain 4) (fig.) a stain on (a stain on one s reputation) II v. (N; used with an adjective) we stained the wood dark brown * * * [steɪn] go down the stain go up the stain… …
14stain — stain1 [steın] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Partly from Old French desteindre to discolor , from teindre to give something a different color , from Latin tingere ( TINGE2); partly from Old Norse steina to paint ] 1.) [I and T] to accidentally make …
15stain */ — I UK [steɪn] / US verb Word forms stain : present tense I/you/we/they stain he/she/it stains present participle staining past tense stained past participle stained 1) [intransitive/transitive] to leave a mark on something accidentally Sweat had… …
16stain — stain1 [ steın ] noun * 1. ) count a mark left accidentally on clothes or surfaces: There was a dark stain on the carpet. coffee/blood/oil stains 2. ) count or uncount a liquid used for coloring wood 3. ) count or uncount SCIENCE a liquid used… …
17stain — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to accidentally make a mark on something, especially one that cannot be removed, or to be marked in this way (+ with): teeth stained with nicotine from years of smoking | Pale carpets stain too easily. 2 (T) to change the colour… …
18stain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ stubborn ▪ dark ▪ blood (usually bloodstain), coffee, grass, grease, ink …
19stain — stainable, adj. stainability, stainableness, n. stainably, adv. stainer, n. /stayn/, n. 1. a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed. 2. a natural spot or… …
20stain — 01. Tyra spilled coffee all over her new blouse, [staining] it. 02. This recent scandal has left an embarrassing [stain] on the government. 03. You can get rid of some [stains] in your clothing by putting a bottle of cola in the washing machine.… …
