grand jury
- n a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments
grail
- n the object of any prolonged endeavor
- n (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper
grain
- 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
- v form into grains
- v become granular
grain alcohol
- 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
grain sorghum
- n any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain
grainger
- n United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961)
graininess
- n the quality of being composed of relatively large particles