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GRAIN definition: 1. a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat: 2. a very…. Learn more.
1. a (1) obsolete : a single small hard seed. (2) : a seed or fruit of a cereal grass : caryopsis. b. : the seeds or fruits of various food plants including the cereal grasses and in commercial and statutory usage other plants (such as the soybean) c. : plants producing grain. 2. a (1) : a small hard particle or crystal. (2)
Grain definition: a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.. See examples of GRAIN used in a sentence.
grain. (grān) n. 1. a. A small, dry, one-seeded fruit of a cereal grass, having the fruit and the seed walls united: a single grain of wheat; gleaned the grains from the ground one at a time. Also called caryopsis. b. The fruits of cereal grasses especially after having been harvested, considered as a group: The grain was stored in a silo. 2. a.
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 ” synonyms: texture. see more.
any small, hard particle, as of sand, gold, pepper, or gunpowder. 5. the smallest unit of weight in most systems, originally determined by the weight of a plump grain of wheat. In the U.S. and British systems, as in avoirdupois, troy, and apothecaries' weights, the grain is identical.
Definition of grain noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
GRAIN definition: 1. a seed or seeds from types of grass that are eaten as food: 2. a very small piece of something…. Learn more.
Grain Definition. grān. grained, graining, grains. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Idiom. Filter. noun. grains. A small, hard seed or seedlike fruit, esp. that of any cereal plant, as wheat, rice, corn, rye, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Cereal seeds in general. Webster's New World.
grain meaning, definition, what is grain: the seeds of crops such as corn, wheat, ...: Learn more.
