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Word: Grain
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘seed, grain of corn’): from Old French grain, from Latin granum
ɡreɪn
wheat or any other cultivated cereal used as food.
Short Definition:cultivated cereal used as food
a single fruit or seed of a cereal
Short Definition:single fruit or seed of cereal
Examples:- a few grains of corn
the smallest unit of weight in the troy and avoirdupois systems, equal to 1/5760 of a pound troy and 1/7000 of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 0.0648 gram).
Short Definition:smallest unit of weight in troy and avoirdupois systems
the longitudinal arrangement or pattern of fibres in wood, paper, etc.
Short Definition:arrangement of fibres in wood, paper, etc.
Examples:- he scored along the grain of the table with the knife
a person's character or natural tendency.
Short Definition:person's character or natural tendency
kermes or cochineal, or dye made from either of these.
Short Definition:kermes, cochineal, or dye made from these
Word: Grain
Speech Type: Verb
ɡreɪn
give a rough surface or texture to
Short Definition:give rough surface or texture to
Examples:- her fingers were grained with chalk dust
paint (something, especially furniture or interior surfaces) in imitation of the grain of wood or marble
Short Definition:paint furniture to resemble grain of wood
Examples:- what is the use of having natural wood when you can grain it like that?
remove hair from (a hide).
Short Definition:remove hair from hide
feed (a horse) on grain.
Short Definition:feed horse on grain
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