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grain

10 definitions • 15 examples
1
a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat:

Examples:

Grain (= the crop from food plants like grasses) is one of the main exports of the American Midwest.
2
a very small piece of a hard substance:

Examples:

grains of sand The grains of sand in her suitcase reminded her of happier days.
3

Examples:

grain of truth There wasn't a grain of truth in anything she said.
Anyone with a grain of common sense would have known what to do.
4
the pattern of extremely small spots of black and white or colour, that form a photographic or film image, or one of these small spots:

Examples:

fine/coarse-grain film
5
the natural patterns of lines in the surface of wood or cloth:

Examples:

along the grain Wood usually splits along the grain.
6
a unit of mass, equal to 0.0648 grams
7
a seed from a plant, esp. a grass such as wheat, or the crop from such a plant:

Examples:

[ C ] Wheat and rye are two common grains used in making bread.
[ U ] Grain is one of the main exports of the American Midwest.
8
a very small piece of a hard substance, or a small amount of something:

Examples:

There was a grain of truth in what she said.
You haven’t got a grain of sense.
9
the natural pattern of lines in the surface of a material, such as wood or rock, or the direction in which the fibers that form these substances lie:

Examples:

Polishing the wood brings out its grain.
10
a crop such as wheat and corn that is grown for food:

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