[
  {
    "word": "stain",
    "phonetic": "/ste\u026an/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/ste\u026an/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/stain-uk.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88988007",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A discoloured spot or area.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A blemish on one's character or reputation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any of a number of non-standard tinctures used in modern heraldry.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "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"
    ]
  }
]