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staining |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stain 2 of 3 senses of stain Sense 1 stain => ebonize, ebonise => dip => tattoo => marble => vein Sense 2 stain => smut Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stain 2 of 3 senses of stain Sense 1 stain => ebonize, ebonise => dip => tattoo => marble => vein Sense 2 stain => smut Entailment of verb stain Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb stain 3 senses of stain Sense 1 stain => dye Sense 2 stain => change, alter Sense 3 stain => dye Familiarity of verb stain stain used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb stain Sense 1 stain => dye -------------- Sense 2 stain => change, alter -------------- Sense 3 stain => dye -------------- Grep of noun staining purple-staining cortinarius staining Overview of noun staining The noun staining has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (23) staining -- ((histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study) 2. (10) staining, spotting, maculation -- (the act of spotting or staining something) Overview of verb stain The verb stain has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (19) 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") 2. (2) stain -- (produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth") 3. stain -- (color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen") Grep of adj staining life-sustaining self-sustaining Overview of noun staining The noun staining has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (23) staining -- ((histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study) 2. (10) staining, spotting, maculation -- (the act of spotting or staining something) Overview of verb stain The verb stain has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (19) 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") 2. (2) stain -- (produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth") 3. stain -- (color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen")
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