'Grain' definitions:
Definition of 'grain'
From: WordNet
noun
A relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"
noun
Foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses [syn: grain, food grain, cereal]
noun
The side of leather from which the hair has been removed
noun
A weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat [syn: grain, metric grain]
noun
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
noun
1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
noun
Dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn [syn: grain, caryopsis]
noun
A cereal grass; "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
noun
The smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"
noun
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"
noun
The physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain" [syn: texture, grain]
verb
Thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt" [syn: ingrain, grain]
verb
Paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
verb
Form into grains [syn: granulate, grain]
verb
Become granular [syn: granulate, grain]
Definition of 'Grain'
From: GCIDE
- Grain \Grain\, v. & n. See Groan. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Grain'
From: GCIDE
- Grain \Grain\ (gr[=a]n), n. [F. grain, L. granum, grain, seed, small kernel, small particle. See Corn, and cf. Garner, n., Garnet, Gram the chick-pea, Granule, Kernel.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves; -- used collectively. [1913 Webster]
- Storehouses crammed with grain. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.; hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc. [1913 Webster]
- I . . . with a grain of manhood well resolved. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. The unit of the English system of weights; -- so called because considered equal to the average of grains taken from the middle of the ears of wheat. 7,000 grains constitute the pound avoirdupois, and 5,760 grains the pound troy. A grain is equal to .0648 gram. See Gram. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple. [1913 Webster]
- All in a robe of darkest grain. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Doing as the dyers do, who, having first dipped their silks in colors of less value, then give' them the last tincture of crimson in grain. --Quoted by Coleridge, preface to Aids to Reflection. [1913 Webster]
- 6. The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement of the particles of any body which determines its comparative roughness or hardness; texture; as, marble, sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine grain. [1913 Webster]
- Hard box, and linden of a softer grain. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 7. The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Knots, by the conflux of meeting sap, Infect the sound pine and divert his grain Tortive and errant from his course of growth. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 8. The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any fibrous material. [1913 Webster]
- 9. The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
- 10. pl. The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called draff. [1913 Webster]
- 11. (Bot.) A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the common dock. See Grained, a., 4. [1913 Webster]
- 12. Temper; natural disposition; inclination. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Brothers . . . not united in grain. --Hayward. [1913 Webster]
- 13. A sort of spice, the grain of paradise. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- He cheweth grain and licorice, To smellen sweet. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Against the grain, against or across the direction of the fibers; hence, against one's wishes or tastes; unwillingly; unpleasantly; reluctantly; with difficulty. --Swift. --Saintsbury.
- A grain of allowance, a slight indulgence or latitude a small allowance.
- Grain binder, an attachment to a harvester for binding the grain into sheaves.
- Grain colors, dyes made from the coccus or kermes insect.
- Grain leather. (a) Dressed horse hides. (b) Goat, seal, and other skins blacked on the grain side for women's shoes, etc.
- Grain moth (Zool.), one of several small moths, of the family Tineid[ae] (as Tinea granella and {Butalis cerealella}), whose larv[ae] devour grain in storehouses.
- Grain side (Leather), the side of a skin or hide from which the hair has been removed; -- opposed to flesh side.
- Grains of paradise, the seeds of a species of amomum.
- grain tin, crystalline tin ore metallic tin smelted with charcoal.
- Grain weevil (Zool.), a small red weevil ({Sitophilus granarius}), which destroys stored wheat and other grain, by eating out the interior.
- Grain worm (Zool.), the larva of the grain moth. See {grain moth}, above.
- In grain, of a fast color; deeply seated; fixed; innate; genuine. "Anguish in grain." --Herbert.
- To dye in grain, to dye of a fast color by means of the coccus or kermes grain [see Grain, n., 5]; hence, to dye firmly; also, to dye in the wool, or in the raw material. See under Dye. [1913 Webster]
- The red roses flush up in her cheeks . . . Likce crimson dyed in grain. --Spenser.
- To go against the grain of (a person), to be repugnant to; to vex, irritate, mortify, or trouble. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Grain'
From: GCIDE
- Grain \Grain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grained (gr[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Graining.]
- 1. To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the grain of (leather, etc.). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Grain'
From: GCIDE
- Grain \Grain\, v. i. [F. grainer, grener. See Grain, n.]
- 1. To yield fruit. [Obs.] --Gower. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Grain'
From: GCIDE
- Grain \Grain\ (gr[=a]n), n. [See Groin a part of the body.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant. [Obs.] --G. Douglas. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A tine, prong, or fork. Specifically: (a) One the branches of a valley or of a river. (b) pl. An iron fish spear or harpoon, having four or more barbed points. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A blade of a sword, knife, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Founding) A thin piece of metal, used in a mold to steady a core. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Grain'
From: Easton
- Grain used, in Amos 9:9, of a small stone or kernel; in Matt. 13:31, of an individual seed of mustard; in John 12:24, 1 Cor. 15:37, of wheat. The Hebrews sowed only wheat, barley, and spelt; rye and oats are not mentioned in Scripture.
Synonyms of 'grain'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abrade,
- ace,
- acorn,
- aftergrass,
- animus,
- apply paint,
- aptitude,
- atom,
- atomize,
- bamboo,
- barley,
- beat,
- bedaub,
- bedizen,
- begild,
- bent,
- berry,
- besmear,
- bias,
- bird seed,
- bit,
- blood,
- body-build,
- bran,
- brand,
- bray,
- break up,
- breccia,
- brecciate,
- breed,
- brush on paint,
- calcimine,
- cane,
- cast,
- cat food,
- cereal,
- cereal plant,
- character,
- characteristic,
- characteristics,
- chicken feed,
- chop,
- clan,
- coarsen,
- coat,
- color,
- come to dust,
- comminute,
- complexion,
- composition,
- constituents,
- constitution,
- contriturate,
- corn,
- cover,
- crasis,
- crumb,
- crumble,
- crumble into dust,
- crumble to dust,
- crush,
- dab,
- daub,
- debris,
- deep-dye,
- denomination,
- description,
- designation,
- detritus,
- dharma,
- diathesis,
- dip,
- disintegrate,
- disposition,
- distemper,
- dog food,
- dole,
- dot,
- double-dye,
- dram,
- dribble,
- driblet,
- drop,
- droplet,
- dwarf,
- dye,
- eatage,
- eccentricity,
- effloresce,
- emblazon,
- enamel,
- engild,
- ensilage,
- ethos,
- face,
- fall to dust,
- fall to pieces,
- farinaceous plant,
- farthing,
- fast-dye,
- feather,
- feed,
- feel,
- fiber,
- finish,
- flaxseed,
- fleck,
- flour,
- flyspeck,
- fodder,
- fog,
- forage,
- forage grass,
- form,
- fragment,
- frame,
- fresco,
- fruit,
- genius,
- genre,
- genus,
- gild,
- glaze,
- gloss,
- gnat,
- gobbet,
- graminaceous plant,
- granular texture,
- granulate,
- granule,
- granulet,
- granulize,
- grass,
- grate,
- gravel,
- grind,
- grind to powder,
- grist,
- grit,
- groat,
- habit,
- hair,
- handful,
- hay,
- hayseed,
- hint,
- hue,
- humor,
- humors,
- idiosyncrasy,
- ilk,
- illuminate,
- imbue,
- inclination,
- indentation,
- individualism,
- ingrain,
- iota,
- japan,
- jot,
- kernel,
- kidney,
- kin,
- kind,
- knub,
- label,
- lacquer,
- lawn grass,
- lay on color,
- leaning,
- levigate,
- line,
- linseed,
- little,
- little bit,
- lot,
- lota,
- make,
- makeup,
- manner,
- mark,
- mash,
- meal,
- mental set,
- mettle,
- microbe,
- microorganism,
- midge,
- mill,
- mind,
- mind-set,
- minim,
- minimum,
- minutia,
- minutiae,
- mite,
- modicum,
- mold,
- molecule,
- morsel,
- mote,
- nap,
- nature,
- nub,
- number,
- nut,
- nutshell,
- oats,
- ornamental grass,
- ounce,
- paint,
- parget,
- particle,
- pasturage,
- pasture,
- pattern,
- pebble,
- persuasion,
- pestle,
- pet food,
- phylum,
- physique,
- pigment,
- pile,
- pinch,
- pinhead,
- pinpoint,
- pip,
- pit,
- pittance,
- pock,
- point,
- pound,
- powder,
- predilection,
- predisposition,
- preference,
- prime,
- proclivity,
- propensity,
- property,
- protuberance,
- provender,
- pulverize,
- quality,
- race,
- reduce to powder,
- reed,
- roughen,
- sand,
- scintilla,
- scrap,
- scratch,
- scratch feed,
- scrunch,
- scruple,
- seed,
- set,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shag,
- shape,
- shard,
- shellac,
- shingle,
- shred,
- silage,
- slant,
- slop on paint,
- slops,
- smash,
- smear,
- smidgen,
- smidgin,
- smitch,
- smooth,
- snip,
- snippet,
- somatotype,
- sort,
- soupcon,
- species,
- speck,
- spirit,
- spoonful,
- spot,
- squash,
- stain,
- stamp,
- stipple,
- stone,
- strain,
- straw,
- streak,
- stripe,
- structure,
- style,
- suchness,
- suggestion,
- surface,
- surface texture,
- swill,
- system,
- taste,
- temper,
- temperament,
- tendency,
- tenor,
- texture,
- the like of,
- the likes of,
- thimbleful,
- tinct,
- tincture,
- tinge,
- tint,
- tiny bit,
- tittle,
- tone,
- tooth,
- trace,
- tribe,
- trifling amount,
- triturate,
- trivia,
- turn,
- turn of mind,
- twist,
- type,
- undercoat,
- vanishing point,
- variety,
- varnish,
- vein,
- wale,
- warp,
- wash,
- way,
- weave,
- wheat,
- whit,
- whitewash,
- woof
Words containing 'Grain'
- Against the grain,
- Grained,
- Graining,
- Grains,
- In grain,
- A grain of allowance,
- Felt grain,
- Grain Valley,
- Grain binder,
- Grain colors,
- Grain leather,
- Grain moth,
- Grain side,
- Grain tin,
- Grain weevil,
- Grain worm,
- Grains of paradise,
- Guinea grains,
- Kefir grains,
- Pollen grain,
- Seed grain,
- Silver grain,
- To dye in grain,
- To dye in the grain,
- To go against the grain of,
- cross grained,
- feed grain,
- fine grained,
- food grain,
- grain alcohol,
- grain field,
- grain merchant,
- grain sorghum,
- horse grain,
- metric grain,
- wood grain,
- Coarse-grained,
- Grain Valley, MO,
- Rough-grained,
- angoumois grain moth,
- close-grained,
- cross-grained,
- curly-grained,
- fine-grained,
- large-grained,
- pebble-grained,
- small-grained,
- straight-grained,
- take with a grain of salt,
- wavy-grained,
- rice-grain fritillary,
- two-grain spelt