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Grain

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Definitions for Grain

noun
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
Examples
  1. a grain of sand
  2. a grain of sugar
noun
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
Synonyms
food grain cereal
noun
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
noun
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
Synonyms
metric grain
noun
1/60 dram
Examples
  1. equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
noun
1/7000 pound
Examples
  1. equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
noun
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
Synonyms
caryopsis
noun
a cereal grass
Examples
  1. wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas
noun
the smallest possible unit of anything
Examples
  1. there was a grain of truth in what he said
  2. he does not have a grain of sense
noun
the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
Examples
  1. saw the board across the grain
noun
the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
Synonyms
texture
Examples
  1. breadfruit has the same texture as bread
  2. sand of a fine grain
  3. fish with a delicate flavor and texture
  4. a stone of coarse grain
verb
thoroughly work in
Synonyms
ingrain
Examples
  1. His hands were grained with dirt
verb
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
verb
form into grains
Synonyms
granulate
verb
become granular
Synonyms
granulate

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