Answer to "Paint alternative" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STAIN which also is the latest solution we found used in CrossSynergy in 2006.

Paint alternative crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
STAIN	50 %	5
PAPER	50 %	5

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Paint alternative

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• latex
• acrylic
• oil
• dehydrogenation
• hydrogenation
• alchemical
• alchemist
• peroxidation
• south
• chemical
• chemist
• cleavage

Crossword Answer definitions

STAIN noun

1. A discoloured spot or area.
2. A blemish on one's character or reputation.
3. A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
4. A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.
5. Any of a number of non-standard tinctures used in modern heraldry.

STAIN verb

1. To discolour.
2. To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
3. To coat a surface with a stain
4. To become stained; to take a stain.
5. To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
6. To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result STAIN

• Leaky-pen consequence
• Mark of disgrace
• Woodworker's need
• Blemish
• Blotch
• Discoloration
• Sully
• "The Human ___" (Philip Roth)
• Disgrace
• Finish up some furniture

More clues leading to the result PAPER

• Kind of trail or tiger
• Word with Manila or India
• Dog-training site, perhaps
• Written composition
• With 37 Down, empty threat
• Post, e.g.
• Rolling ___
• Writing material
• The Globe, e.g.
• Onionskin