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grain

1 of 2

noun

ˈgrān How to pronounce grain (audio)
1
a(1)
obsolete : a single small hard seed
(2)
: a seed or fruit of a cereal grass : caryopsis
b
: the seeds or fruits of various food plants including the cereal grasses and in commercial and statutory usage other plants (such as the soybean)
c
: plants producing grain
2
a(1)
: a small hard particle or crystal
(2)
: any of the particles produced in a photographic material by its development
also : the size of such grains in the aggregate
(3)
: an individual crystal in a metal
b
: a minute portion or particle
c
: the least amount possible
a grain of truth
3
a
: kermes or a scarlet dye made from it
b
: cochineal or a brilliant scarlet dye made from it
c
: a fast dye
d
archaic : color, tint
4
a
: a granulated surface or appearance
b
: the outer or hair side of a skin or hide
5
: a unit of weight based on the weight of a grain of wheat taken as an average of the weight of grains from the middle of the ear see Weights and Measures Table
6
a
: the stratification of the wood fibers in a piece of wood
b
: a texture due to constituent particles or fibers
the grain of a rock
c
: the direction of threads in cloth
7
: tactile quality
8
a
: natural disposition : temper
lying goes against my grain
b
: a basic or characteristic quality
c
: a prevalent ideology or convention
teaching against the grain
grained
ˈgrānd How to pronounce grain (audio)
adjective
grainless adjective

grain

2 of 2

verb

grained; graining; grains

transitive verb

1
: ingrain
2
: to form into grains : granulate
3
: to paint in imitation of the grain of wood or stone
4
: to feed with grain

intransitive verb

: to become granular : granulate
grainer noun

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun bread made from whole wheat grain The machine grinds grain into flour. The farm grows a variety of grains. Anyone with a grain of sense knows that she's lying. There is not a grain of truth in what he said.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
California typically produces about one-fifth of U.S. rice, most of it medium-grain Japonica varieties used in foods such as sushi and paella. Jesse Newman, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Is Healing debuted at New York Fashion Week last year, models emerged through the skeleton of a greenhouse in earth tone parachute pants, vegan leather tote bags and wood-grain knitwear sets. Ferron Salniker, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Their woes were compounded by events far from their reach, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine causing a surge in global grain, fuel and fertilizer prices that have impacted some of the world’s poorest countries. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022 The brands worked for months to find the right blend of biscuits, strawberry purée, grain, hops, yeast and water. Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2022 Use whole-grain bread for extra fiber and nutrients. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022 According to current economic state data, the port transports more than $200 million in goods annually, including grain, petroleum and building aggregates. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Almond chocolate M&Ms made it in before the bagel with a 43, along with potato chips (baked or plain) at 44, and whole-grain frozen french toast at 35. Fortune, 18 Aug. 2022 Disappointingly for antiaging pizza lovers, Sardinians mostly stick to a diet of whole-grain bread, vegetables and beans with only small amounts of meat and fish. The Editors, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2022
Verb
White Ash features more subtle graining while Black Ash has a dark grain that contrasts with its light background. Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 13 Mar. 2020 The cereal grains mixed with clover attract deer first while the brassicas stand tall and are accessible above snow in northern areas for late-season forage. Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2020 Microphenomena, such as tornadoes, may be missed because models are not sufficiently fine-grained. The Economist, 17 Sep. 2019 Each one would resemble the (A) to (E) outline above, but would be much more finely grained. Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2019 The surface appears to be very, very fine-grained. . . . Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 25 May 2018 Within 15 minutes, a portion of this radioactive dust — mostly grains the size of salt or sand — would begin to fall directly on the city. Daily Intelligencer, 12 June 2018 The raw flesh of the fish is opalescent, fine-grained and smooth and nearly translucent, with a flavor to match. Ben Lowy, Smithsonian, 23 May 2018 As in other full-size pickups at this price, the dashboard is largely made up of hard plastics, although their graining looks nice and most critical touch points inside the F-150 are made from softer materials. Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver, 9 Mar. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, partly from Anglo-French grain cereal grain, from Latin granum; partly from Anglo-French graine seed, kermes, from Latin grana, plural of granum — more at corn

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb

1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of grain was in the 14th century

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