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1. grain
noun. ['ˈgreɪn'] a relatively small granular particle of a substance.
Etymology
- grain (English)
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
2. grain
noun. ['ˈgreɪn'] foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses.
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Etymology
- grain (English)
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
3. grain
noun. ['ˈgreɪn'] the smallest possible unit of anything.
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Etymology
- grain (English)
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
4. grain
verb. ['ˈgreɪn'] become granular.
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Etymology
- grain (English)
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
5. grain
noun. ['ˈgreɪn'] a cereal grass.
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Etymology
- grain (English)
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
6. grain
noun. ['ˈgreɪn'] the side of leather from which the hair has been removed.
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Etymology
- grain (English)
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
7. grain
noun. ['ˈgreɪn'] the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric.
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Etymology
- grain (English)
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
8. grain
noun. ['ˈgreɪn'] the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance).
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Etymology
- grain (English)
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
9. grain
noun. ['ˈgreɪn'] dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn.
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Etymology
- grain (English)
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)