n a relatively small granular particle of a substance
a grain of sand a grain of sugar
n foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
n the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
n a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
n 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
n 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
n dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
n a cereal grass
wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas
n the smallest possible unit of anything
there was a grain of truth in what he said he does not have a grain of sense
n the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
saw the board across the grain
n the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
sand of a fine grain a stone of coarse grain
v thoroughly work in
His hands were grained with dirt
v paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
n the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline