stain vs fault

stain and fault both are nouns.

stain and fault both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stain	Yes	No	Yes	No
fault	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fault is a hypernym of stain; that is, fault is a word with a broader meaning than stain:

stain: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
fault: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Other hypernyms of stain include error, mistake.

stain (noun)	fault (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
a soiled or discolored appearance	(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
a symbol of disgrace or infamy	the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
anything regarded as making something unclean	responsibility for a bad situation or event
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible	(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	an imperfection in an object or machine

stain (verb)	fault (verb)
produce or leave stains	put or pin the blame on
color with a liquid dye or tint
color for microscopic study
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

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