Grain | Mean of grain in English Dictionary
/ˈgreɪn/
- Noun
- the seeds of plants (such as wheat, corn, and rice) that are used for food
- bread made from whole wheat grain
- The machine grinds grain into flour.
- a single seed of wheat, corn, rice, etc.
- a grain of rice
- a plant that produces grain
- The farm grows a variety of grains.
- fields planted with grain
- a small, hard piece of something
- a grain of sand/salt
- a very small amount of something
- Anyone with a grain of sense knows that she's lying.
- There is not a grain of truth in what he said.
- the way the lines or fibers in something (such as wood) are arranged
- She sanded the wood in the direction of the grain.
- the way that the surface of something feels when it is touched
- The wood has a fine/coarse grain.
- a unit of weight equal to 0.0648 grams