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1
a
seed
or
seeds
from a
plant
,
especially
a
plant
like a
grass
such as
rice
or
wheat
:
Examples:
grains of
wheat
/
rice
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
a very
small
amount
of a
particular
quality
:
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:
grains of
sand
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
:
Examples:
Ultra-high
prices
of
metals
, grains and
energy
spurred
production
and
stifled
consumption
.
grain
prices
/
markets
/
production
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