Stain vs. Spot

Stain and Spot Definitions
Stain
To discolor, soil, or spot
The spilled juice stained the carpet.
Spot
A mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings.
Stain
To bring into disrepute; taint or tarnish
The scandal stained the mayor's reputation.
Spot
A blemish, mark, or pimple on the skin.
Stain
To change the color of (a piece of wood, for example) by applying a stain.
Spot
A stain or blot.
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Stain
To treat (a specimen for the microscope) with a reagent or dye in order to identify cell or tissue structures or microorganisms.
Spot
A mark or pip on a playing card; a spade, club, diamond, or heart.
Stain
To produce or receive discolorations
Upholstery that stains easily.
Spot
A playing card with a specified number of such marks on it indicating its value.
Stain
A discolored or soiled spot or smudge
A stain that was difficult to scrub out.
Spot
(Informal) A piece of paper money worth a specified number of dollars
A five spot.
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Stain
A diminishment of one's moral character or good reputation by being associated with something disgraceful.
Spot
A small area
A bald spot.
An itchy spot.
Stain
A liquid substance applied especially to wood that penetrates the surface and imparts a rich color.
Spot
A location or position
A good spot for catching fish.
Stain
A reagent or dye used for staining microscopic specimens.
Spot
A point of interest
There are a lot of spots to visit in the old city.
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Stain
A discoloured spot or area.
Spot
A position or an item in an ordered arrangement
The first spot in line.
Stain
A blemish on one's character or reputation.
Spot
(Football) The position of the ball for the line of scrimmage as determined by a referee after a play.
Stain
A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
Spot
(Informal) A situation, especially a troublesome one.
Stain
A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.
Spot
A flaw in one's reputation or character
A dark spot in his past.
Stain
(heraldry) Any of a number of non-standard tinctures used in modern heraldry.
Spot
A short presentation or commercial on television or radio between major programs
A news spot.
Stain
(transitive) To discolour.
To stain the hand with dye
Armour stained with blood
Spot
(Informal) A spotlight.
Stain
To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
Spot
Pl. spot or spots A small croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus) of North American Atlantic waters, having a dark mark above each pectoral fin and valued as a food and game fish.
Stain
To coat a surface with a stain
To stain wood with acids, coloured washes, paint rubbed in, etc.
The stained glass used for church windows
Spot
Chiefly British A small amount; a bit
A spot of tea.
Stain
(intransitive) To become stained; to take a stain.
Spot
To soil with spots
Soot spotted the curtains.
Stain
To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
Spot
To decorate with spots; dot.
Stain
To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
Spot
To bring disgrace to; besmirch
Rumors that spotted his reputation.
Stain
To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood.
Spot
To place in a particular location; situate precisely
Spotted their stores in smaller towns.
Stain
To color, as wood, glass, paper, cloth, or the like, by processes affecting, chemically or otherwise, the material itself; to tinge with a color or colors combining with, or penetrating, the substance; to dye; as, to stain wood with acids, colored washes, paint rubbed in, etc.; to stain glass.
Spot
(Football) To position (the ball) determining the line of scrimmage after a play has been completed.
Stain
To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to blot; to soil; to tarnish.
Of honor void,Of innocence, of faith, of purity,Our wonted ornaments now soiled and stained.
Spot
To detect or discern, especially visually; spy
Spotted him on the subway.
Stain
To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
She stains the ripest virgins of her age.
That did all other beasts in beauty stain.
Spot
To remove spots from, as in a laundry.
Stain
To give or receive a stain; to grow dim.
Spot
(Sports) To yield a favorable scoring margin to
Spotted their opponents 11 points.
Stain
A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a garment or cloth.
Spot
(Sports) To act as a spotter for (a gymnast, for example).
Stain
A natural spot of a color different from the gound.
Swift trouts, diversified with crimson stains.
Spot
(Informal) To lend
Can you spot me $25 until payday?.
Stain
Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach.
Nor death itself can wholly wash their stains.
Our opinion . . . is, I trust, without any blemish or stain of heresy.
Spot
To become marked with spots
These dishes spot easily.
Stain
Cause of reproach; shame.
Spot
To cause a discoloration or make a stain.
Stain
A tincture; a tinge.
You have some stain of soldier in you.
Spot
To locate targets from the air during combat or training missions.
Stain
A soiled or discolored appearance;
The wine left a dark stain
Spot
Made, paid, or delivered immediately
A spot sale.
Stain
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
Spot
Of, relating to, or being a market in which payment or delivery is immediate
The spot market in oil.
Stain
The state of being covered with unclean things
Spot
Involving random or selective instances or actions
A spot investigation.
Stain
A symbol of disgrace or infamy;
And the Lord set a mark upon Cain
Spot
Presented between major radio or television programs
A spot announcement.
Stain
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it;
He made a huge blot on his copybook
Spot
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
Why do ladybugs have spots?
Stain
Color with a liquid dye or tint;
Stain this table a beautiful walnut color
People knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages
Spot
A stain or disfiguring mark.
I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.
Stain
Produce or leave stains;
Red wine stains the table cloth
Spot
A pimple, papule or pustule.
That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin.
I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots.
Stain
Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically;
The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
Spot
A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
Do come 'round on Sunday for a spot of tea, won't you?
Stain
Color for microscopic study;
The laboratory worker dyed the specimen
Spot
A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
Here's the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots.
Spot
A location or area.
I like to eat lunch in a pleasant spot outside.
For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.
Spot
A parking space.
Spot
(sports) An official determination of placement.
The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball.
Spot
A bright lamp; a spotlight.
Spot
A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?
Spot
A difficult situation.
She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date.
Spot
One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
Spot
(soccer) Penalty spot.
Spot
The act of spotting or noticing something.
You've misspelled "terrapin" here. —Whoops. Good spot.
Spot
A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
Spot
A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
Spot
The southern redfish, or novern=1 (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
Spot
Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
Spot
An autosoliton.
Spot
(finance) A decimal point; point.
Spot
Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.
Spot
Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.
Spot
(transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
Try to spot the differences between these two pictures.
Spot
(finance) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch.
Spot
(ambitransitive) To stain; to leave a spot (on).
Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface.
A garment spotted with mould
Spot
To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.
Spot
To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.
Spot
To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me.
Spot
(dance) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do.
Spot
To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
Spot
To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
Spot
To place an object at a location indicated by a spot.
The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot.
Spot
To position (an aircraft) on the deck of an aircraft carrier ready for launch by catapult.
Spot
To position (a locomotive or car) at a predetermined point, e.g., for loading or unloading.
Spot
Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.
Spot wheat
Spot cash
A spot contract
Spot
A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.
Out, damned spot! Out, I say!
Spot
A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.
Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot.
Spot
A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a leopard; the spots on a playing card.
Spot
A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.
That spot to which I point is Paradise.
"A jolly place," said he, "in times of old!But something ails it now: the spot is cursed."
Spot
A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak.
Spot
A sciænoid food fish (Liostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. Called also goody, Lafayette, masooka, and old wife.
Spot
Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
Spot
To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots or figures; as, to spot a garment; to spot paper.
Spot
To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize; to detect; as, to spot a criminal.
Spot
To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation; to asperse.
My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain.
If ever I shall close these eyes but once,May I live spotted for my perjury.
Spot
To become stained with spots.
Spot
Lit., being on the spot, or place;
Spot
A point located with respect to surface features of some region;
This is a nice place for a picnic
Spot
A short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
Spot
A blemish made by dirt;
He had a smudge on his cheek
Spot
A small contrasting part of something;
A bald spot
A leopard's spots
A patch of clouds
Patches of thin ice
A fleck of red
Spot
A section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance;
They changed his spot on the program
Spot
An outstanding characteristic;
His acting was one of the high points of the movie
Spot
A business establishment for entertainment;
Night spot
Spot
A job in an organization;
He occupied a post in the treasury
Spot
A slight attack of illness;
He has a touch of rheumatism
Spot
A small quantity;
A spot of tea
A bit of paper
Spot
A mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
Spot
A lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
Spot
A playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value;
An eight spot
Spot
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it;
He made a huge blot on his copybook
Spot
Catch sight of
Spot
Mar or impair with a flaw;
Her face was blemished
Spot
Make a spot or mark onto;
The wine spotted the tablecloth
Spot
Become spotted;
This dress spots quickly
Spot
Mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition;
Spot the areas that one should clearly identify