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Grain

noun

1.

A relatively small granular particle of a substance. "A grain of sugar"

2.

Foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses. Synonyms: cereal, food grain.

3.

The side of leather from which the hair has been removed.

4.

A weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat. Synonym: metric grain.

5.

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

6.

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

7.

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

8.

A cereal grass.

9.

The smallest possible unit of anything. "He does not have a grain of sense"

10.

The direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric.

11.

The physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance). Synonym: texture. "Sand of a fine grain" , "Fish with a delicate flavor and texture" , "A stone of coarse grain"

verb

1.

Thoroughly work in. Synonym: ingrain.

2.

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

3.

Form into grains. Synonym: granulate.

4.

Become granular. Synonym: granulate.

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"Grain" Quotes from Famous Books

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— Birds of Guernsey (1879) • Cecil Smith

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— THE HISTORY OF EDUCATION • ELLWOOD P. CUBBERLEY

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— Anthony Lyveden • Dornford Yates

... expression of horror on his countenance, proceeded to read from his notes. In one of the prisoner's publications, he said, there appeared the following passage "There is now growing on the soil of Ireland a wealth of grain, and roots, and cattle, far more than enough to sustain in life and comfort all the inhabitants of the island. That wealth must not leave us another year, not until every grain of it is fought for in every stage, from the tying of the sheaf to the loading of the ship; and ...

— Speeches from the Dock, Part I • Various

... Junior Lieutenant Ross Willoh succeeded in saving 360, while three boats in command of Senior Lieutenant Theodore Schmidt rescued 244 persons. The majority of these latter were taken from box cars, warehouses, freight sheds and grain elevators in the railroad yards. It was here that the water attained its greatest violence, rushing in whirlpools between the irregular buildings on either side of the tracks. Navigation was extremely perilous on account of many submerged ...

— The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado • Logan Marshall

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