grain
grain/ɡrān/
noun
- wheat or any other cultivated cereal crop used as food.synonyms: cereal, cereal crops
- a single fruit or seed of a cereal."a few grains of corn"synonyms: kernel, seed, grist, fruit
- the smallest unit of weight in the troy and avoirdupois systems, equal to 1/5760 of a pound troy and 1/7000 of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 0.0648 grams).
- the longitudinal arrangement or pattern of fibers in wood, paper, etc."he scored along the grain of the table with the knife"synonyms: texture, intertexture, surface, finish, feel, weave, nap, fiber, fabric, pattern
- a person's character or natural tendency.
- kermes or cochineal, or dye made from either of these.
verb
- give a rough surface or texture to."her fingers were grained with chalk dust"
- paint (something, especially furniture or interior surfaces) in imitation of the grain of wood or marble."what is the use of having natural wood when you can grain it like that?"
- remove hair from (a hide).
- feed (a horse) on grain.
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5 days ago · noun · 1 the seeds or fruits of various food plants including the cereal grasses and in commercial and statutory usage other plants (such as the ...
noun · a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet. · the gathered seed of food plants, especially ...
a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat: grains of wheat/rice. Grain (= the crop from food plants like grasses) is ...
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A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legumes. Wikipedia
A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legumes. Various food grains at a market in India.
Whole grains or foods made from them contain all the essential parts and naturally-occurring nutrients of the entire grain seed in their original proportions.
1. a small, hard seed or seedlike fruit, esp. that of any cereal plant, as wheat, rice, corn, rye, etc.
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/greɪn/ · noun. a cereal grass · noun. dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn · noun. foodstuff prepared from the ...
GRAIN meaning: 1 : the seeds of plants (such as wheat, corn, and rice) that are used for food; 2 : a single seed of wheat, corn, rice, etc.
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part of speech: · noun · definition 1: the small hard seeds of cereal plants such as wheat or rice. Grain is used for food and often ground into flour.
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All grains start life as whole grains. In their natural state growing in the fields, whole grains are the entire seed of a plant.