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Staining

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Broader term 4

Dirtying 76% connected

of Dirty

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dyeing 76% connected

of Dye

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Soiling 76% connected

of Soil

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Soilure 76% connected

Stain; pollution.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dye 74% connected

To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dye 74% connected

To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Maculate 74% connected

To spot; to stain; to blur.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Maculate 74% connected

To spot; to stain; to blur.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Stain 74% connected

To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Stain 74% connected

To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Maculation 92% connected

The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Spotting 92% connected

of Spot

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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