bloodstain

noun

blood·​stain ˈbləd-ˌstān 

: a discoloration caused by blood

Examples of bloodstain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the 1990s, researchers were finally able to read the confessions beaten out of Stalin’s victims and to see the bloodstains on the paper. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Rouse said investigators used video, a bloodstain and other clothing details to connect Weh to the crime. — Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

When the agent stepped away, Garton saw bloodstains in the shape of handprints on the man’s shirt. — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

When the agent stepped away, Garton saw bloodstains in the shape of handprints on the man's shirt. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bloodstain

• abstain
• airplane
• alkane
• arcane
• arraign
• attain
• backplane
• betaine
• biplane
• blockchain
• butane
• campaign

Kids Definition

bloodstain

noun

blood·​stain -ˌstān 

: a discoloration caused by blood

bloodstained

-ˌstānd

adjective

Medical Definition

bloodstain

noun

blood·​stain -ˌstān 

: a discoloration caused by blood