- Dictionarynoungrain (nou) · grains (plural noun)
- the seeds of wheat or other cultivated cereals.
- a small hard particle of a substance such as salt or sand:"a grain of salt"
- the smallest possible quantity or amount of a quality:"there wasn't a grain of truth in what he said"
- a discrete particle or crystal in a metal, igneous rock, etc., typically visible only when a surface is magnified.
- a piece of solid propellant for use in a rocket engine.
- 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 gram).
- the longitudinal arrangement or pattern of fibres in wood, paper, etc.:"he scored along the grain of the table with the knife"
- the texture of wood, stone, etc., as determined by the arrangement and size of constituent particles:"the lighter, finer grain of the wood is attractive"
- the rough or wrinkled outer surface of leather, or of a similar artificial material.
- mininglamination or planes of cleavage in materials such as stone and coal.
- photographya grainy appearance of a photograph or negative, which is in proportion to the size of the emulsion particles composing it.
- historicalkermes or cochineal, or dye made from either of these.
verbgrain (ver) · grains (third person present) · grained (past tense) · grained (past participle) · graining (present participle)- give a rough surface or texture to:"her fingers were grained with chalk dust"
- form into grains:"if the sugar does grain up, add more water"
- 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).
- NORTH AMERICANfeed (a horse) on grain.
OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘seed, grain of corn’): from Old French grain, from Latin granum. Grain Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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