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grain definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb grain Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb grain Entailment of verb grain Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb grain 4 senses of grain Sense 1 ingrain, grain => penetrate Sense 2 grain => paint Sense 3 granulate, grain => shape, form Sense 4 granulate, grain => change shape, change form deform Familiarity of verb grain grain used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb grain Sense 1 ingrain, grain => penetrate -------------- Sense 2 grain => paint -------------- Sense 3 granulate, grain => shape, form -------------- Sense 4 granulate, grain => change shape, change form deform -------------- Grep of noun grain angoumois grain moth feed grain food grain grain grain alcohol grain field grain merchant grain moth grain sorghum grainfield grainger graininess graining grains of paradise grainy club grainy club mushrooms grosgrain horse grain metric grain rice-grain fritillary seed grain two-grain spelt woodgrain Overview of noun grain The noun grain has 7 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) grain -- (a small hard particle; "a grain of sand") 2. (1) grain, food grain, cereal -- (cereal grain suitable as food for human beings) 3. grain, metric grain -- (used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat) 4. grain -- (1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams) 5. grain -- (1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams) 6. grain, caryopsis -- (dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn) 7. grain -- (the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric: "saw the board across the grain") Overview of verb grain The verb grain has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ingrain, grain -- (thoroughly work in "His hands were grained with dirt") 2. grain -- (paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood) 3. granulate, grain -- (form into grains) 4. granulate, grain -- (become granular) Grep of adj grain grainy Overview of noun grain The noun grain has 7 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) grain -- (a small hard particle; "a grain of sand") 2. (1) grain, food grain, cereal -- (cereal grain suitable as food for human beings) 3. grain, metric grain -- (used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat) 4. grain -- (1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams) 5. grain -- (1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams) 6. grain, caryopsis -- (dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn) 7. grain -- (the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric: "saw the board across the grain") Overview of verb grain The verb grain has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ingrain, grain -- (thoroughly work in "His hands were grained with dirt") 2. grain -- (paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood) 3. granulate, grain -- (form into grains) 4. granulate, grain -- (become granular)
grain definition
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