substantiv
the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric"saw the board across the grain"
substantiv
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grassessubstantiv
a small hard particle"a grain of sand"
substantiv
dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian cornsubstantiv
1/7000 poundequals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
substantiv
1/60 dramequals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
substantiv
used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 caratverb
become granularverb
form into grainsverb
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or woodverb
thoroughly work in"His hands were grained with dirt"
Sinonime:
(substantiv) cereal
(verb) granulate, ingrain