Grain

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 07-22-2012

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]

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Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Grain grain noun1a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"2foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses3the side of leather from which the hair has been removed4a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat51/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64799 milligrams61/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64799 milligrams7dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: eg wheat, barley, Indian corn8a cereal grass; "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"9the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"10the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain"11the 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] verb1thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"[syn: ingrain]2paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood3form into grains[syn: granulate]4become granular[syn: granulate]