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grain > 11 senses
NOUN1grainA small hard particle
2grain, food grain, cerealFoodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
3grain, metric grainUsed for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
4grain1/60 dram
5grain1/7000 pound
6grain, caryopsisDry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
7grainThe direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
VERB1grain, ingrainThoroughly work in
2grainPaint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
3grain, granulateForm into grains
4grain, granulateBecome granular
grain > pronunciation
Soundsgrey'n
Rhymesabstain, again, airplane, and 116 more rhymes in eyn at the HyperDic website...
grain > noun 1, object
MeaningA small hard particle.
Examples"a grain of sand"
Narrowergranule
Broaderatom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck
Verbsgrain; grain; grain
grain > noun 2, food
MeaningFoodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses.
Synonymsfood grain, cereal
Narrowercorn, edible corn; grist; groats; millet; barley, barleycorn; buckwheat; wheat, wheat berry; oat; rice; wild rice, Indian rice; malt
Broaderfoodstuff, food product
grain > noun 3, quantity
MeaningUsed for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat.
Synonymsmetric grain
Part ofdecigram, dg
Partsmilligram, mg
Broadermetric weight unit, weight unit
grain > noun 4, quantity
Meaning1/60 dram. Equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams.
Part ofscruple; pennyweight
Broadertroy unit; apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight
grain > noun 5, quantity
Meaning1/7000 pound. Equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams.
Part ofdram
Broaderavoirdupois unit
grain > noun 6, plant
MeaningDry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn.
Synonymscaryopsis
Narroweramaranth; barleycorn; wheat berry; kernel; rye
Broaderseed
Adjectivescereal
grain > noun 7, attribute
MeaningThe direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric.
Examples"saw the board across the grain"
Narrowerwood grain, woodgrain; graining, woodgraining
Broadertexture
Verbsgrain
grain > verb 1, contact
MeaningThoroughly work in.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"His hands were grained with dirt"
Synonymsingrain
Broaderpenetrate, perforate
grain > verb 2, contact
MeaningPaint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderpaint
Nounsgrain; grain; graining
grain > verb 3, change
MeaningForm into grains.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsgranulate
Cause togranulate, grain
Broadershape, form
Nounsgrain
grain > verb 4, change
MeaningBecome granular.
PatternSomething ----s
Synonymsgranulate
Caused bygranulate, grain
Broaderchange shape, change form, deform
Nounsgrain

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