eng: grain - UWN/MENTA

eng: grain

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Meaning
means	(noun) a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar" grain
means	(noun) foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses grain, food grain, cereal
means	(noun) the side of leather from which the hair has been removed grain
means	(noun) a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat metric grain, grain
means	(noun) 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams grain
means	(noun) 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams grain
means	(noun) dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn caryopsis, grain
means	(noun) a cereal grass; "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas" grain
means	(noun) the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense" grain
means	(noun) 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" grain
means	(noun) the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain" grain, texture
means	(verb) thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt" grain, ingrain
means	(verb) paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood grain
means	(verb) form into grains granulate, grain
means	(verb) become granular granulate, grain
means	e/Grain (mass)
means	e/Grain (surfboard company)

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