1. grain - Noun
2. grain - Adjective
3. grain - Verb
5. Grain - Proper noun
See Groan.
A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food.
The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves; -- used collectively.
Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.; hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc.
The unit of the English system of weights; -- so called because considered equal to the average of grains taken from the middle of the ears of wheat. 7,000 grains constitute the pound avoirdupois, and 5,760 grains the pound troy. A grain is equal to .0648 gram. See Gram.
A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple.
The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement of the particles of any body which determines its comparative roughness or hardness; texture; as, marble, sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine grain.
The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc.
The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any fibrous material.
The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side.
The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called draff.
A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the common dock. See Grained, a., 4.
Temper; natural disposition; inclination.
A sort of spice, the grain of paradise.
To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.
To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains.
To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the grain of (leather, etc.).
To form grains, or to assume a granular ferm, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.
A tine, prong, or fork.
One the branches of a valley or of a river.
An iron first speak or harpoon, having four or more barbed points.
A thin piece of metal, used in a mold to steady a core.
Source: Webster's dictionaryTo see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hands, and eternity in an hour. William Blake
Hemingway hated me. I sold 200 million books, and he didn't. Of course most of mine sold for 25 cents, but still... you look at all this stuff with a grain of salt. Mickey Spillane
Every grain of experience is food for the greedy growing soul of the artist. Anthony Burgess
If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people. Chinese Proverb
A man must put grain in the ground before he can cut the harvest. Gypsy Proverb
A sack was never so full but that it would hold another grain. Italian Proverb