Nouns (9)
grain
n. the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain"
grain
n. a small hard particle; "a grain of sand"
grain
n. 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
grain
n. 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
caryopsis
n. dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
metric grain
n. a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
cereal, cereal grain, food grain
n. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
Verbs (4)
grain
v. paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
granulate
v. become granular
granulate
v. form into grains
ingrain
v. thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"
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Fuzzynyms (8)
fiber, fibre, character
n. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer
crunch, grind, bray, mash, comminute
v. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
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grain
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