grain

/grˈeɪn/

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Noun
a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"
Noun
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
Noun
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
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a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
Noun
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
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1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
Noun
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
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a cereal grass; "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
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the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"
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"
Noun
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
thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"
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paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
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form into grains
Verb
become granular
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