grain meaning and definition

GRAIN noun

Definition of grain (noun)

1. a relatively small granular particle of a substance
   • "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"
2. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
   • synonyms: cereal, food grain
3. the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
4. a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
   • synonyms: metric grain
5. 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
6. 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
7. dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
   • synonyms: caryopsis
8. a cereal grass
   • "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
9. the smallest possible unit of anything
   • "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"
10. 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"
11. 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"
    • synonyms: texture

GRAIN verb

Definition of grain (verb)

1. thoroughly work in
   • "His hands were grained with dirt"
   • synonyms: ingrain
2. paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
3. form into grains
   • synonyms: granulate
4. become granular
   • synonyms: granulate