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Definition of GRAIN

noun : GRAIN

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- grain
) a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar" ;

2. (
) foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses ;

3. (
- grain
) the side of leather from which the hair has been removed ;

4. (
- grain ,
- metric_grain
) a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat ;

5. (
- grain ,
) 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams ;

6. (
- grain ,
) 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams ;

7. (
- grain ,
- caryopsis
) dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn ;

8. (
- grain ,
) a cereal grass; "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas" ;

9. (
- grain ,
) the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense" ;

10. (
- grain
) 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" ;

11. (
- texture ,
- grain ,
) 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"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain" ;

verb : GRAIN

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- ingrain ,
- grain
) thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt" ;

2. (
- grain ,
) paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood ;

3. (
- granulate ,
- grain
) form into grains ;

4. (
- granulate ,
- grain ,
) become granular ;

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