A stain is an unwanted localized discoloration, often in fabrics or textiles.
Stain(s) or The Stain(s) may also refer to:
Color Stain (heraldry), a non-standard tincture Staining, in biology, a technique used to highlight contrast in samples Wood stain, a type of paint used to color wood
Arts and entertainment Music Stains (Los Angeles band), a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 The Stains (Maine), an early-1980s punk band MDC (band), originally The Stains, an Austin, Texas, punk band formed in 1979 Stain (album), by Living Colour, 1993 Stain (EP), by Mystery Machine, 1992 "Stain", a song by Nirvana from Blew, 1989 "Stains", a song by Future from the Superfly film soundtrack, 2018 "Stained", a song by Linkin Park from From Zero, 2024 "Stained", a song by Moka Only from Lowdown Suite 2… The Box, 2009
Other media Stain (film), a 2021 Ugandan drama film The Stain (film), a 1914 American silent drama film The Stain (novel), a 1984 novel by Rikki Ducornet Stain (My Hero Academia), a character in the manga series My Hero Academia S.T.A.I.N, a fictional crime organization in the video game Mystery Case Files: Huntsville The Stains, a fictional band in the 1981 film Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains
Places Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis, a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France
See also
Bloodstain (disambiguation) Staines-upon-Thames, a town in Surrey, England Staind, an American rock band