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Type Words
Synonyms texture
Type of makeup, make-up, constitution, composition, physical composition


sand of a fine grain.
a stone of coarse grain.
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Synonyms ingrain
Type of perforate, penetrate


His hands were grained with dirt.
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Synonyms granulate
Type of form
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Synonyms granulate
Type of change shape, deform, change form
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Synonyms metric grain
Type of weight unit, metric weight unit
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Synonyms caryopsis
Type of seed
Has types kernel, barleycorn, wheat berry, amaranth, rye
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Synonyms cereal, food grain
Type of foodstuff, food product
Has types wheat, barley, barleycorn, buckwheat, corn, edible corn, grist, groats, indian rice, malt, millet, oat, rice, wheat berry, wild rice
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Type of apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight, troy unit
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Type of avoirdupois unit
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Type of cereal, cereal grass


wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas.
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Type of particle, mote, molecule, atom, corpuscle, speck
Has types granule
Derivation granular, grainy


a grain of sand.
a grain of sugar.
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Type of paint
Derivation graining
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Type of texture
Has types woodiness, wood grain, woodgrain, woodgraining, graining


saw the board across the grain.
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Type of leather
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Type of smallness, littleness


there was a grain of truth in what he said.
he does not have a grain of sense.

Examples of grain

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In this photo taken Oct. 25, 2010, a man cleans quinoa grain in Pacoma, Bolivia.
From the thenewstribune.com
Never did like that smokey taste from roasting the grain with burning peat moss.
From the latimes.com
The sun's rays are shaped like grain, which represents abundance and prosperity.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Illinois led the nation last year with 10 grain bin entrapments and five deaths.
From the dailyherald.com
In fact, most of the edible grain in the world is used to feed animals for meat.
From the dailymercury.com.au
Food aid will include grain, a protein source such as beans or lentils, and oil.
From the independent.co.uk
So lets be safe and take everything I do online with a grain of kosher salt, eh?
From the edeneatseverything.com
He can't do anything about it if you decide to rise up and go against the grain.
From the marcandangel.com
Each grain stood on its own, with a natural aroma that I have never experienced.
From the theepochtimes.com
More examples
  • A relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"
  • Ingrain: thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"
  • Foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
  • Paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
  • Granulate: form into grains
  • The side of leather from which the hair has been removed
  • GRAIN (Genetic Resources Action International) is an international non-governmental organization based in Barcelona, Spain, which works toward sustainable agriculture. It was formed upon the realization that the genetic diversity of the world's food crops are being drastically eliminated. ...
  • Grain is a stream cipher submitted to eSTREAM in 2004 by Martin Hell, Thomas Johansson and Willi Meier. It has been selected for the final eSTREAM portfolio for Profile 2 by the eSTREAM project. Grain is designed primarily for restricted hardware environments. ...
  • Cereals, grains, or cereal grains are grasses (members of the monocot families Poaceae or Gramineae) cultivated for the edible components of their fruit seeds (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis): the endocarp, germ, and bran. ...