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- noungrain (noun) · grains (plural noun)
- the seeds of cultivated cereals:"grain exports"
- 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 grams).
- the longitudinal arrangement or pattern of fibers in wood, paper, etc.:"he scored along the grain of the table with the knife"
- roughness in texture of wood, stone, etc.; the arrangement and size of constituent particles:"the lighter, finer grain of the wood is attractive"
- the rough or textured outer surface of leather, or of a similar artificial material.
- mininglamination or planes of cleavage in materials such as stone and coal.
- photographya granular 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 (verb) · 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 AMERICAN ENGLISHfeed (a horse) on grain.
OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘seed, grain of corn’): from Old French grain, from Latin granum. - People also ask
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WEBA 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 …