stain

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ stubborn

▪ dark

▪ blood (usually bloodstain), coffee, grass, grease, ink, etc.

▪ port wine (= a permanent red mark on sb's skin) (BrE)

▪

a port wine stain, present at birth

VERB + STAIN

▪ leave

▪ get out, remove

STAIN + VERB

▪ spread

▪

The glass fell and a dark stain spread over the carpet.

STAIN + NOUN

▪ remover

PREPOSITION

▪ stain on

▪

The coffee left a stain on his shirt.

▪

The scandal left a dark stain on his reputation. (figurative)

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verb

PREPOSITION

▪ with

▪

The shirt was heavily stained with blood.

PHRASES

▪ be badly stained, be heavily stained, be slightly stained

▪ stain sth green, red, etc.

▪

The children's fingers were stained purple with juice.

Stain is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑blood, ↑tear

Stain is used with these nouns as the object: ↑wood