1. (noun)grain a relatively small granular particle of a substance Synonyms: metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis
2. (noun)grain, food grain, cereal foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses Synonyms: metric grain, cereal grass, texture, cereal, food grain, grain, caryopsis
3. (noun)grain the side of leather from which the hair has been removed Synonyms: metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis
4. (noun)grain, metric grain a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat Synonyms: metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, grain, caryopsis
5. (noun)grain 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams Synonyms: metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis
6. (noun)grain 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams Synonyms: metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis
7. (noun)grain, caryopsis dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn Synonyms: metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, grain, caryopsis
9. (noun)grain the smallest possible unit of anything Synonyms: metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis
10. (noun)grain the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric Synonyms: metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis
11. (verb)texture, grain the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) Synonyms: metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, grain, caryopsis
12. (verb)ingrain, grain thoroughly work in Synonyms: ingrain, impress, grain, instill, granulate
13. (verb)grain paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood Synonyms: ingrain, granulate
14. (verb)granulate, grain form into grains Synonyms: ingrain, grain, granulate
15. (verb)granulate, grain become granular Synonyms: ingrain, grain, granulate
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'grain'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. grain A particle is a very small part of any material substance; as, a particle of sand or of dust; it is a general term, not accurately determinate in meaning. Atom (Gr. a- privative, not, and te Synonyms: particle, atom, grain, mite, scrap, whit, corpuscle, iota, molecule, shred, element, jot, scintilla, tittle Antonyms: aggregate, entirety, mass, quantity, sum, sum total, total, whole
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