a relatively small granular particle of a substance; a grain of sand; a grain of sugar'

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'

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

[ Syn: texture ]

foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

[ Syn: food grain , cereal ]

the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

[ Syn: metric grain ]

1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

[ Syn: caryopsis ]

a cereal grass; wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas'

the smallest possible unit of anything; there was a grain of truth in what he said; he does not have a grain of sense'

thoroughly work in; His hands were grained with dirt

[ Syn: ingrain ]

paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

form into grains

[ Syn: granulate ]

become granular

[ Syn: granulate ]