Grain

noun

greɪn

Noun

the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
“sand of a fine grain”
“a stone of coarse grain”
Similar:Texture
Type of:MakeupMake-upConstitution
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
“a grain of sand”
“a grain of sugar”
Type of:ParticleMoteMolecule
the smallest possible unit of anything
“there was a grain of truth in what he said”
“he does not have a grain of sense”
Type of:SmallnessLittleness
a cereal grass
“wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas”
Type of:Cereal
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”
Type of:Texture
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
Similar:Caryopsis
Type of:Seed
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
Similar:Cereal
Type of:Foodstuff
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
Type of:Leather

thoroughly work in
“His hands were grained with dirt”
Similar:Ingrain
Type of:PerforatePenetrate
form into grains
Similar:Granulate
Type of:Form
become granular
Similar:Granulate
Type of:Deform
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
Type of:Paint