n. 25B6; verb
her clothing was stained with blood : DISCOLOUR, blemish, soil, mark, muddy, spot, spatter, splatter, smear, splash, smudge, blotch, blacken.
the report stained his reputation : DAMAGE, injure, harm, sully, blacken, tarnish, taint, smear, bring discredit to, dishonour, drag through the mud; poetic/literary besmirch.
the wood was stained : COLOUR, tint, dye, tinge, pigment, colour-wash.
25B6; noun
a mud stain : MARK, spot, spatter, splatter, blotch, smudge, smear.
a stain on his character : BLEMISH, injury, taint, blot, smear, discredit, dishonour; damage.
dark wood stain : TINT, colour, dye, tinge, pigment, colourant, colour wash.