grime vs stain

grime

noun
  • Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove. 

  • A genre of urban music that emerged in London, England, in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop. 

verb
  • To begrime; to cake with dirt. 

stain

noun
  • A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it. 

  • A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible. 

  • A discoloured spot or area. 

  • Any of a number of non-standard tinctures used in modern heraldry. 

  • A blemish on one's character or reputation. 

verb
  • To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison. 

  • To coat a surface with a stain 

  • To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features 

  • To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation 

  • To discolour. 

  • To become stained; to take a stain. 

How often have the words grime and stain occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )