Grain
 

grain
noun1.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 grasses3.the side of leather from which the hair has been removed4.a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat5.1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams6.1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams7.dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn8.a cereal grass; "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"9.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.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.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"[syn: texture]
verb1.thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"[syn: ingrain]2.paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood3.form into grains[syn: granulate]4.become granular[syn: granulate]