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Collocations for stain - noun

ADJECTIVE

stubborn
dark
blood (usually bloodstain), coffee, grass, grease, ink, etc.
port wine (= a permanent red mark on sb's skin)
a port wine stain, present at birth

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VERB + stain

leave
get out, remove

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stain + VERB

spread
The glass fell and a dark stain spread over the carpet.

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stain + NOUN

remover

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PREPOSITION

stain on
The coffee left a stain on his shirt.
The scandal left a dark stain on his reputation. (figurative)

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Collocations for stain - verb

PREPOSITION

with
The shirt was heavily stained with blood.

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PHRASES

be badly stained, be heavily stained, be slightly stained
stain sth green, red, etc.
The children's fingers were stained purple with juice.

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Stain is used with these nouns as the subject:
blood, tear

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Stain is used with these nouns as the object:
wood

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