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

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