grain
/ɡɹeɪn/noun, verb1 syllable
Grain means: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses.
Synonyms for grain10
noun, as in foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
noun, as in a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
noun, as in dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
noun, as in the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
verb, as in thoroughly work in
verb, as in form into grains
verb, as in become granular
What does grain mean?15
noun
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)“breadfruit has the same texture as bread”
a relatively small granular particle of a substance“a grain of sand”
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
a cereal grass“wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas”
the smallest possible unit of anything“there was a grain of truth in what he said”
the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric“saw the board across the grain”
verb
thoroughly work in“His hands were grained with dirt”
form into grains
become granular
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with grain?60
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Grain in a sentence
- If the drought continues, the price of grain will treble.sundown
- The rice grain has a glossy shine, doesn't it?terrywallwork
- If the grain is bad, spice won't help.patgfisher
- The gardener grows grain in the garden, good grain grows in the garden.Joseph
- Already fatigued, an ass sweats under the weight of heavy sacks of grain.Eccles17
- I drove back there with the people, over the meadow into the grain.human600
- Americans eat lots of wheat, rye, and other grains.Lumi_alt
- Because stars are only like grains of sand, women are hesitant about astronomy.ichivivi20
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Forms of grain
as a noun
- plural
- grains
as a verb
- past tense
- grained
- present participle
- graining
- third-person singular
- grains
- past participle
- grained