[{"word":"staining","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To discolour.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"armour stained with blood"},{"definition":"To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To coat a surface with a stain","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the stained glass used for church windows"},{"definition":"To become stained; to take a stain.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stain","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/staining"]}]