I.
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 ~, present at birth
VERB + STAIN
▪ leave
▪ get out , remove
STAIN + VERB
▪ spread
▪
The glass fell and a dark ~ spread over the carpet.
STAIN + NOUN
▪ remover
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
The coffee left a ~ on his shirt.
▪
The scandal left a dark ~ on his reputation. ( figurative )
II.
verb
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
The shirt was heavily ~ed with blood.
PHRASES
▪ be badly ~ed , be heavily ~ed , be slightly ~ed
▪ ~ sth green, red, etc.
▪
The children's fingers were ~ed purple with juice.
Stain is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ blood , ↑ tear
Stain is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ wood