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