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