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stain vs tattoo

tattoo vs stain

stain and tattoo both are nouns.

stain and tattoo both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stain Yes No Yes No
tattoo Yes No Yes No
As verbs, tattoo is a hyponym of stain; that is, tattoo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stain:
  • stain: color with a liquid dye or tint
  • tattoo: stain (skin) with indelible color
Other hyponyms of stain include ebonise, ebonize, dip, marble, vein.
stain (noun) tattoo (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining
a soiled or discolored appearance a design on the skin made by tattooing
a symbol of disgrace or infamy a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
anything regarded as making something unclean
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
stain (verb) tattoo (verb)
produce or leave stains stain (skin) with indelible color
color with a liquid dye or tint
color for microscopic study
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Difference between stain and tattoo

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