Stain, n.
- 1. Blemish, tarnish, spot, blot, imperfection, discoloration.
- 2. Disgrace, dishonor, contamination, taint, reproach, tarnish, pollution, blemish.
- 3. Shame, disgrace, infamy, cause of reproach, reproach.
Stainless, a.
- 1. Spotless, untarnished, unspotted.
- 2. Unsullied, faultless, innocent, uncorrupted, guiltless, pure, blameless, spotless.
Stair, n.
- 1. Stairs, flight of steps.
- 2. Step (of a flight of stairs).
Staircase, n. Stairs (with casing, etc.,), flight of stairs, stairway.
Stairs, n. pl. Staircase, stairway, flight of steps, flight of stairs, pair of stairs, set of steps.
Stake, n.
- 1. Stick (pointed for driving into the ground), picket, pale.
- 2. Wager, bet, pledge.
- 3. Risk, hazard, venture, adventure.
- 4. Martyrdom (by fire).
Stake, v. a. Risk, venture, hazard, peril, imperil, jeopardize, wager, pledge, put at stake, put at hazard.
Stale, a.
- 1. Vapid, tasteless, insipid, mawkish, flat, flashy, musty, fusty, sour.
- 2. Old, decayed, faded, effete, time-worn, worn out.
- 3. Trite, common, hackneyed, commonplace, threadbare, old, vapid, stereotyped.