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stain
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + stain
a wine/coffee/blood etc stain
• How can I get coffee stains out of a cotton tablecloth?
a red/brown/dark etc stain
• There was a brown stain on the bedroom ceiling.
a stubborn stain
(= one that is hard to remove )
• Lighter fuel can be used to remove more stubborn stains.
verbs
remove a stain
( also shift a stain informal )
• He was trying to remove a stain from his jacket. • Fruit juice stains can be hard to shift.
get a stain out
( also get rid of a stain ) (= remove it )
• You’ll never get that stain out.
get a stain on something
• She didn’t want to get a stain on her new dress.
something leaves a stain
• She wiped the soup off her blouse, but it left a stain.
a stain spreads
• A dark stain spread over the grey carpet.
stain + NOUN
stain remover
(= a special liquid for removing stains )
stain removal
• Here are a few quick tips for stain removal.
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noun ADJ. stubborn | dark | coffee, grass, etc. VERB + STAIN leave | get out, remove STAIN + VERB spread The glass fell off the table and a dark stain spread over the carpet. PREP. ~ on The coffee left a stain on his shirt., verb PREP. with The shirt was heavily stained with blood. PHRASES be badly/heavily/slightly stained, stain sth green, red, etc. The children's fingers were stained purple with blackberry juice.
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