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List of meaning for grain

grain(noun)

a relatively small granular particle of a substance

"a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"

grain, food grain, cereal(noun)

foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

grain(noun)

the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

grain, metric grain(noun)

a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

grain(noun)

1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

grain(noun)

1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

grain, caryopsis(noun)

dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

grain(noun)

a cereal grass

"wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"

grain(noun)

the smallest possible unit of anything

"there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"

grain(noun)

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"

texture, grain(verb)

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"

ingrain, grain(verb)

thoroughly work in

"His hands were grained with dirt"

grain(verb)

paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

granulate, grain(verb)

form into grains

granulate, grain(verb)

become granular

a very small piece

just give me a grain of information about what to expect on the program

one's characteristic attitude or mood

cheating, even on my income taxes, goes against my grain

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