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English to English noun
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a relatively small granular particle of a substance |  | Example: a grain of sand a grain of sugar
source: wordnet30
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foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses |  | source: wordnet30
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the side of leather from which the hair has been removed |  | source: wordnet30
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a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat |  | source: wordnet30
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1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams |  | source: wordnet30
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1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams |  | source: wordnet30
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dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn |  | source: wordnet30
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a cereal grass |  | Example: wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas
source: wordnet30
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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
source: wordnet30
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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
source: wordnet30
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the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) |  | Example: breadfruit has the same texture as bread sand of a fine grain fish with a delicate flavor and texture a stone of coarse grain
source: wordnet30
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A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food. |  | source: webster1913
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A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant. |  | source: webster1913 verb
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thoroughly work in |  | Example: His hands were grained with dirt
source: wordnet30
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paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood |  | source: wordnet30
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form into grains |  | source: wordnet30
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become granular |  | source: wordnet30
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See Groan. |  | source: webster1913
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To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc. |  | source: webster1913
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To yield fruit. |  | source: webster1913
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