English to English
grain
(gr/eI/n
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noun (n)
- a relatively small granular particle of a substance(noun.object)Example:
A grain of sand.
A grain of sugar.
source: wordnet30 - foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses(noun.food)source: wordnet30
- the side of leather from which the hair has been removed(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- a cereal grass(noun.plant)Example:
Wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas.
source: wordnet30 - the smallest possible unit of anything(noun.attribute)Example:
There was a grain of truth in what he said.
He does not have a grain of sense.
source: wordnet30 - the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric(noun.attribute)Example:
Saw the board across the grain.
source: wordnet30 - the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)(noun.attribute)Example:
Sand of a fine grain.
A stone of coarse grain.
source: wordnet30 - A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food.(noun)source: webster1913
- A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- thoroughly work in(verb.contact)Example:
His hands were grained with dirt.
source: wordnet30 - paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- become granular(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- See Groan.(verb)source: webster1913
- To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.(verb)source: webster1913
- To yield fruit.(verb)source: webster1913