stain vs vein

stain and vein both are nouns.

stain and vein both are verbs.

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

As verbs, vein is a hyponym of stain; that is, vein is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stain:

stain: color with a liquid dye or tint
vein: make a veinlike pattern

Other hyponyms of stain include ebonise, ebonize, dip, tattoo, marble.

stain (noun)	vein (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it	one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
a soiled or discolored appearance	a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
a symbol of disgrace or infamy	a distinctive style or manner
anything regarded as making something unclean	a layer of ore between layers of rock
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible	any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ

stain (verb)	vein (verb)
produce or leave stains	make a veinlike pattern
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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