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grain

noun
  1. the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
    texture
  2. 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”
  3. the smallest possible unit of anything
    “There was a grain of truth in what I said.”
  4. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
    cereal
  5. a relatively small granular particle of a substance
    “a grain of sand”
  6. a cereal grass
    “wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas”
  7. dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
    caryopsis
  8. 1/7000 pound
    “equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams”
  9. 1/60 dram
    “equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams”
  10. a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
    metric grain
  11. the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
verb
  1. become granular
    granulate
  2. form into grains
    granulate
  3. paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
  4. thoroughly work in
    “Their hands were grained with dirt.”
    ingrain