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grain

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01noun

a relatively small granular particle of a substance

“a grain of sand”

“a grain of sugar”

02noun

foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

03noun

the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

04noun

a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

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05noun

1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

06noun

1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

07noun

dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

08noun

a cereal grass

“wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas”

09noun

the smallest possible unit of anything

“there was a grain of truth in what he said”

“he does not have a grain of sense”

10noun

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”

11noun

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”

12verb

thoroughly work in

“His hands were grained with dirt”

13verb

paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

14verb

form into grains

15verb

become granular

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