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1.
a small hard particle
a grain of sand
2.
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
3.
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
4.
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
5.
1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
6.
dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
7.
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' - used as a verb
8.
thoroughly work in
His hands were grained with dirt
9.
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
10.
form into grains
11.
become granular
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derived forms
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1. Grain / Plural
grains
2. Grain / Past
grained
3. Grain / Third Person
grains
4. Grain / Present Participle
graining
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