grain
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- 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
- Minara and her neighbor, Rezina Begum, whose husband is an invalid, are still receiving grain handouts, but these may end by next year.
- As union protests go, the campaign led by AFL-CIO President George Meany and maritime union chiefs against the latest Soviet purchase of American grain is unusual, to say the least.
- Some of the recent estimates of Soviet grain requirements are frightening.