DICTOMETER

GRAINS

(grain, grano, korn)

1. Synonyms:
   • Grain
   Definitions:
   • a relatively small granular particle of a substance
   Examples:
   • A grain of sand
   • A grain of sugar
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Grain
   • Food grain
   • Cereal
   Definitions:
   • foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Grain
   Definitions:
   • the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Grain
   • Metric grain
   Definitions:
   • a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Grain
   Definitions:
   • 1/60 dram
   • equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Grain
   Definitions:
   • 1/7000 pound
   • equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Grain
   • Caryopsis
   Definitions:
   • dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Grain
   Definitions:
   • a cereal grass
   Examples:
   • Wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Grain
   Definitions:
   • the smallest possible unit of anything
   Examples:
   • There was a grain of truth in what he said
   • He does not have a grain of sense
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Grain
    Definitions:
    • the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
    Examples:
    • Saw the board across the grain
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Texture
    • Grain
    Definitions:
    • the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
    Examples:
    • Breadfruit has the same texture as bread
    • Sand of a fine grain
    • Fish with a delicate flavor and texture
    • A stone of coarse grain
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Ingrain
   • Grain
   Definitions:
   • thoroughly work in
   Examples:
   • His hands were grained with dirt
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Grain
   Definitions:
   • paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Granulate
   • Grain
   Definitions:
   • form into grains
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Granulate
   • Grain
   Definitions:
   • become granular