Stain and Scar

Stain

Stain noun - A mark of guilt or disgrace.

Scar and stain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scar" instead the word "Stain" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: stained, stainless, staining

Scar

Scar noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.
Usage example: the scars left by carelessly scratching the car door with one's keys

Stain and scar are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Stain" instead the word "Scar" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: scare, scared, scary, scarred, scarification

How words are described

old old stain old scar
good good stain good scar
single single stain single scar
visible visible stain visible scar
Other adjectives: nasty, small, real, massive, large, big, enormous, huge, tiny, bad, ugly, black, noticeable, permanent, bloody, messy, mysterious, shaped, strange, red, disfiguring.

Common collocations

soul stain soul scar soul
faces stain faces scar faces
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