grain


Meanings

  • a relatively small granular particle of a substance;
    • "a grain of sand"
    • "a grain of sugar"
  • foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
  • the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
  • a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
  • 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
  • 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
  • dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
  • a cereal grass;
    • "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
  • the smallest possible unit of anything;
    • "there was a grain of truth in what he said"
    • "he does not have a grain of sense"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • thoroughly work in;
    • "His hands were grained with dirt"
  • paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
  • form into grains
  • become granular
  • GRAIN v -ED, -ING, -S to form into small particles


Scrabble Score: 6

grain is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

grain is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

grain is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

grain is a valid Words With Friends word