Grain Meaning
There are 15 meaning(s) for word Grain
Meaning 1 : the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
Example : sand of a fine grain,a stone of coarse grain
Synonyms : texture
Example : sand of a fine grain,a stone of coarse grain
Synonyms : texture
Meaning 5 : a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
Synonyms : metric grain
Synonyms : metric grain
Meaning 6 : dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
Synonyms : caryopsis
Synonyms : caryopsis
Meaning 7 : foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
Synonyms : cereal, food grain
Synonyms : cereal, food grain
Meaning 8 : 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
Meaning 9 : 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
Meaning 10 : a cereal grass
Example : wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas
Example : wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas
Meaning 11 : a relatively small granular particle of a substance
Example : a grain of sand,a grain of sugar
Example : a grain of sand,a grain of sugar
Meaning 12 : paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
Meaning 13 : the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
Example : saw the board across the grain
Example : saw the board across the grain
Meaning 14 : the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
Meaning 15 : the smallest possible unit of anything
Example : there was a grain of truth in what he said,he does not have a grain of sense
Example : there was a grain of truth in what he said,he does not have a grain of sense
How to Pronounce Grain
- greɪn
- 1 - greɪn
- 2 - greɪn