blɒt blɑt bɹænd dɜːt dɝt fɪlθ ɡɹis ɡɹiːs ɡɹaɪm ɡɹʌndʒ maːk mɑː(ɹ)k mɑɹk smɪə smɪɚ spɒt spɑt steɪn steɪn ˈstɪɡmə

ˈsʌli ˈtɑɹnɪʃ an act that brings discredit to the person who does it he made a huge blot on his copybook color for microscopic study The laboratory worker dyed the specimen 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 produce or leave stains Red wine stains the table cloth 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 a soiled or discolored appearance the wine left a dark stain a symbol of disgrace or infamy And the Lord set a mark upon Cain anything regarded as making something unclean (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible