Taint

/teɪnt/ noun verb

A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food

What it means

  1. (noun) A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food
  2. (noun) A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish
  3. (noun) Tincture; hue; colour
  4. (noun) Infection; corruption; deprivation
  5. (noun) A marker indicating that a variable is unsafe and should be subjected to additional security checks.
  6. (verb) To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
  7. (verb) To spoil (food) by contamination.
  8. (verb) To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.
  9. (verb) To be affected with incipient putrefaction. “Meat soon taints in warm weather.”
  10. (verb) To mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks.
  11. (verb) To invalidate (a share capital account) by transferring profits into it.
  12. (noun) A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.

Letter analysis

  • Taint contains 5 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
  • It uses 4 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 1.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 5.

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What does Taint mean?

A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food

What are the anagrams of Taint?

Valid anagrams: titan.

How many letters are in Taint?

Taint has 5 letters.

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