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- DictionaryGrain/ɡrān/
noun
- 1. wheat or any other cultivated cereal crop used as food.
- 2. a single fruit or seed of a cereal: "a few grains of corn"
verb
- 1. give a rough surface or texture to: "her fingers were grained with chalk dust"
- 2. paint (something, especially furniture or interior surfaces) in imitation of the grain of wood or marble: "what is the use of having natural wood when you can grain it like that?"
grain. [uncountable, countable] the small hard seeds of food plants such as wheat, rice, etc.; a single seed of such a plant. Russia sold 12 million tons of grain abroad last year. The journal reports that eating whole grains protects against diabetes.
Definition of grain noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Aug 27, 2024 · a grain of salt. (countable) Any of various small units of mass originally notionally based on grain's weight, variously standardized at different places and times, including. The English grain of 1 ⁄ 5760 troy pound or 1 ⁄ 7000 pound avoirdupois, now exactly 64.79891 mg. Synonym: troy grain.
Grain definition: a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.. See examples of GRAIN used in a sentence.
grain meaning, definition, what is grain: the seeds of crops such as corn, wheat, ...: Learn more.
the relative size of the particles of a substance: sugar of fine grain. the granular texture of a rock, mineral, etc. the appearance of a rock, mineral, etc, determined by the size and arrangement of its constituents. the outer (hair-side) layer of a hide or skin from which the hair or wool has been removed.
The word grain is usually used for the edible seeds of a cereal grass, such as rice, barley, or corn (maize). A cereal grass’s fruits—the fleshy or dry ripened ovaries of a flowering plant that contain seeds—are also often referred to as grains.
Synonyms for GRAIN: speck, fleck, particle, bit, scrap, patch, crumb, shred; Antonyms of GRAIN: slab, chunk, lump, quantity, volume, mass, loads, bushel.
a seed or seeds from types of grass that are eaten as food: grains of wheat / rice. a very small piece of something: a grain of sand / sugar. (Definition of grain from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of grain. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
