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   grain

   /ɡreɪn/

   noun

   • 1. wheat or any other cultivated cereal used as food. Similar cerealcereal crops
   • ▪ the seeds of wheat or other cultivated cereals.
   • 2. a single fruit or seed of a cereal: "a few grains of corn" Similar kernelseedgristfruit
   • ▪ a small hard particle of a substance such as salt or sand: "a grain of salt" Similar granuleparticlespeckspotmotemitedotbitpiecescrapcrumbfragmentflakemorseliotamoleculeatom
   • ▪ the smallest possible quantity or amount of a quality: "there wasn't a grain of truth in what he said" Similar tracehintsuggestionsuspiciontingeshadowsmall amountbitlittle bitsoupçonsparkscintillaouncemodicumiotajotwhitscrapshredspotdroppinchstiminformal:smidgensmidgetadarchaic:scantlingscruple
   • ▪ a discrete particle or crystal in a metal, igneous rock, etc., typically visible only when a surface is magnified.
   • ▪ a piece of solid propellant for use in a rocket engine.
   • 3. the smallest unit of weight in the troy and avoirdupois systems, equal to 1/5760 of a pound troy and 1/7000 of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 0.0648 gram).
   • 4. the longitudinal arrangement or pattern of fibres in wood, paper, etc.: "he scored along the grain of the table with the knife" Similar textureintertexturesurfacefinishfeelweavenapfibrefabricpattern
   • ▪ the texture of wood, stone, etc., as determined by the arrangement and size of constituent particles: "the lighter, finer grain of the wood is attractive"
   • ▪ the rough or wrinkled outer surface of leather, or of a similar artificial material.
   • ▪ lamination or planes of cleavage in materials such as stone and coal.
   • ▪ a grainy appearance of a photograph or negative, which is in proportion to the size of the emulsion particles composing it.
   • 5. a person's character or natural tendency. archaic
   • 6. kermes or cochineal, or dye made from either of these. historical

   verb

   • 1. give a rough surface or texture to: "her fingers were grained with chalk dust"
   • ▪ form into grains: "if the sugar does grain up, add more water"
   • 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?"
   • 3. remove hair from (a hide).
   • 4. feed (a horse) on grain. North American

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘seed, grain of corn’): from Old French grain, from Latin granum.

   Derivatives

   • 1. grained adjective
   • 2. grainer noun
   • 3. grainless adjective

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   What does grain mean?

   • : to feed with grain Noun bread made from whole wheat grain The machine grinds grain into flour. The farm grows a variety of grains. Anyone with a grain of sense knows that she's lying. There is not a grain of truth in what he said. Their external knots create beautifully random wood grains, like the ones on this bold drum coffee table.

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   What is a grain fruit?

   • Technically, most grains are actually a type of fruit with a seed that is difficult to separate without milling. The scientific name for this type of fruit is caryopsis. So, depending on how the word is used, grain can mean just the seed or the seed with the fruit attached to it.

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   What is a grain of a quality?

   • A grain of a quality is a very small amount of it. The grain of a piece of wood is the direction of its fibres. You can also refer to the pattern of lines on the surface of the wood as the grain. Brush the paint generously over the wood in the direction of the grain. ...a hard, heavy, straight-grained wood. 6.

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   Grain is the texture on piece of wood, which often forms long patterns that show the direction in which the tree grew. You may have heard someone say "there's a grain of truth to that" when referring to an outrageous story that has a tiny bit of truth to it.

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