Meaning of 'grain'

noun

the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)

Synonyms: texture

noun

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"

noun

the smallest possible unit of anything

Example: "There was a grain of truth in what I said."

noun

foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

Synonyms: cereal

noun

a relatively small granular particle of a substance

Example: "a grain of sand"

noun

a cereal grass

Example: "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"

noun

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

Synonyms: caryopsis

noun

1/7000 pound

Example: "equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams"

noun

1/60 dram

Example: "equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams"

noun

a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

Synonyms: metric grain

noun

the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

verb

become granular

Synonyms: granulate

verb

form into grains

Synonyms: granulate

verb

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

verb

thoroughly work in

Example: "Their hands were grained with dirt."

Synonyms: ingrain