1. (often in compounds) covered with stains or marked with a stain
   • ● My dress was stained.
   • ● paint-stained jeans
   • ● The sheets were old and stained.
   • ● The shirt was heavily stained with blood.
   Synonyms dirtydirty

   • dusty
   • filthy
   • muddy
   • soiled
   • grubby
   • stained

   These words all describe somebody/something that is not clean.

   • dirty not clean; covered with dust, soil, mud, oil, etc:
     • ● If your hands are dirty, go and wash them.
   • dusty full of dust; covered with dust:
     • ● There were shelves full of dusty books.
   • filthy very dirty and unpleasant:
     • ● It’s absolutely filthy in here.
   • muddy full of or covered in mud:
     • ● Don’t you come in here with those muddy boots on!
   • soiled (rather formal) dirty, especially with waste from the body:
     • ● soiled nappies/diapers
   • grubby (rather informal) rather dirty, usually because it has not been washed:
     • ● He hoped she wouldn’t notice his grubby shirt cuffs.
   • stained (often in compounds) covered with stains; marked with a stain (= a dirty mark that is difficult to remove):
     • ● a pair of paint-stained jeans

   Patterns

   • dirty/dusty/filthy/muddy/soiled/grubby/stained clothes
   • dirty/dusty/filthy/grubby hands
   • a dirty/dusty/filthy room
   • to get dirty/dusty/filthy/muddy/stained
   see also tear-stained
   Collocations: Stained is used with these nouns:

   • carpet
   • glass
   • wood

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