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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. A cereal grass: Wheat is a grain grown in Kansas.
b. Cereal grasses considered as a group: Grain is grown along the river.
3.
a. A relatively small discrete particulate or crystalline mass: a grain of sand.
b. A small amount or the smallest amount possible: hasn't a grain of sense.
4. Aerospace A mass of solid propellant.
5. Abbr. gr. A unit of weight in the US Customary System, an avoirdupois unit equal to 0.002285 ounce (0.065 gram).
6.
a. The markings, pattern, or texture of the fibrous tissue in wood: Cherry wood has a fine grain.
b. The direction of such markings: cut a board with the grain.
7.
a. The side of a hide or piece of leather from which the hair or fur has been removed.
b. The pattern or markings on this side of leather.
8. The pattern produced, as in stone, by the arrangement of particulate constituents.
9. The relative size of the particles composing a substance or pattern: a coarse grain.
10. A painted, stamped, or printed design that imitates the pattern found in wood, leather, or stone.
11. The direction or texture of fibers in a woven fabric.
12. A state of fine crystallization.
13.
a. Basic temperament or nature; disposition: It goes against my grain to ask for help.
b. An essential quality or characteristic: "Toughness as a virtue ... is, needless to say, fully embedded in the American grain" (Benjamin DeMott).
14. Archaic Color; tint.
v. grained, grain·ing, grains
v.tr.
1. To cause to form into grains; granulate.
2. To paint, stamp, or print with a design imitating the grain of wood, leather, or stone.
3. To give a granular or rough texture to.
4. To remove the hair or fur from (hides) in preparation for tanning.
v.intr.
Idioms: To form grains: The corn began to grain.
against the grain
Contrary to custom, one's inclination, or good sense.
with a grain of salt
With reservations; skeptically: Take that advice with a grain of salt.
grain′er n.
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grain
(ɡreɪn)n
1. (Botany) the small hard seedlike fruit of a grass, esp a cereal plant
2. (Botany) a mass of such fruits, esp when gathered for food
3. (Botany) the plants, collectively, from which such fruits are harvested
4. a small hard particle: a grain of sand.
5. (Furniture)
a. the general direction or arrangement of the fibrous elements in paper or wood: to saw across the grain.
b. the pattern or texture of wood resulting from such an arrangement: the attractive grain of the table.
6. the relative size of the particles of a substance: sugar of fine grain.
7. (Geological Science)
a. the granular texture of a rock, mineral, etc
b. the appearance of a rock, mineral, etc, determined by the size and arrangement of its constituents
8. (Tanning)
a. the outer (hair-side) layer of a hide or skin from which the hair or wool has been removed
b. the pattern on the outer surface of such a hide or skin
9. (Furniture) a surface artificially imitating the grain of wood, leather, stone, etc; graining
10. (Units) the smallest unit of weight in the avoirdupois, Troy, and apothecaries' systems, based on the average weight of a grain of wheat: in the avoirdupois system it equals of a pound, and in the Troy and apothecaries' systems it equals of a pound. 1 grain is equal to 0.0648 gram. Abbreviation: gr
11. (Units) Also called: metric grain a metric unit of weight used for pearls or diamonds, equal to 50 milligrams or one quarter of a carat
12. (Textiles) the threads or direction of threads in a woven fabric
13. (Photography) photog any of a large number of particles in a photographic emulsion, the size of which limit the extent to which an image can be enlarged without serious loss of definition
14. (Broadcasting) television a granular effect in a television picture caused by electrical noise
15. (Jewellery) cleavage lines in crystalline material, parallel to growth planes
16. (Chemistry) chem any of a large number of small crystals forming a polycrystalline solid, each having a regular array of atoms that differs in orientation from that of the surrounding crystallites
17. (Cookery) a state of crystallization: to boil syrup to the grain.
18. a very small amount: a grain of truth.
19. natural disposition, inclination, or character (esp in the phrase go against the grain)
20. (Astronautics) astronautics a homogenous mass of solid propellant in a form designed to give the required combustion characteristics for a particular rocket
21. (Dyeing) (not in technical usage) kermes or a red dye made from this insect
22. (Dyeing) dyeing an obsolete word for colour
23. with a grain of salt with a pinch of salt without wholly believing: sceptically
vb (mainly tr)
24. (also intr) to form grains or cause to form into grains; granulate; crystallize
25. to give a granular or roughened appearance or texture to
26. (Furniture) to paint, stain, etc, in imitation of the grain of wood or leather
27. (Tanning)
a. to remove the hair or wool from (a hide or skin) before tanning
b. to raise the grain pattern on (leather)
[C13: from Old French, from Latin grānum]
ˈgrainer n
ˈgrainless adj
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grain
(greɪn)n.
1. a small, hard seed, esp. the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
2. the gathered seed of food plants, esp. of cereal plants.
3. such plants collectively.
4. any small, hard particle, as of sand, gold, pepper, or gunpowder.
5. the smallest unit of weight in the U.S. and British systems, equal to 0.002285 ounce (0.0648 gram).
6. the smallest possible amount of anything: a grain of truth.
7. the arrangement or direction of the fibers in wood, meat, etc., or the pattern resulting from this.
8.
a. the side of leather from which the hair has been removed.
b. the pattern or markings on this side.
9. the direction of threads in a woven fabric.
10. the lamination or cleavage of stone, coal, etc.
11. any of the individual crystalline particles forming a metal.
12. a unit of weight equal to 50 milligrams or ¼ carat, used for pearls and sometimes diamonds.
13. the size of constituent particles of any substance; texture.
14. a granular texture or appearance: a stone of coarse grain.
15. a state of crystallization: boiled to the grain.
16. temper or natural character: two brothers of similar grain.
v.t. 17. to form into grains; granulate.
18. to give a granular appearance to.
19. to paint in imitation of the grain of wood, stone, etc.
20. to feed grain to (an animal).
21.
a. to remove the hair from (skins).
b. to soften and raise the grain of (leather).
[1250–1300; < Old French grain < Latin grānum seed, grain; see corn1]
grain′er, n.
grain′less, adj.
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grain
(grān)1. A small, hard seed, especially of wheat, corn, rice, or another cereal plant.
2. A small particle of something, such as salt, pollen, or sand.
3. A unit of weight equal to 0.002 ounce (0.07 gram). See Table at measurement.
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grain
Past participle: grained
Gerund: graining
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grain
(gr) A unit of mass measurement, used especially in the apothecaries’ system. 1 grain = 1⁄7000 lb (avoirdupois); 480 grains = 1 ounce troy; 24 grains = 1 pennyweight.
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| Noun | 1. |  grain - a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"granule - a tiny grain |
| 2. |  grain - foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grassesfood product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food edible corn, corn - ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food grist - grain intended to be or that has been ground groats - the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals millet - small seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica barley, barleycorn - a grain of barley buckwheat - grain ground into flour wheat, wheat berry - grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour oat - seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats') rice - grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished Indian rice, wild rice - grains of aquatic grass of North America malt - a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling | |
| 3. | grain - the side of leather from which the hair has been removed leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning | |
| 4. |  grain - a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 caratmetric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram | |
| 5. | grain - 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams troy unit - any of the unit of the troy system of weights apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight - any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces scruple - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains pennyweight - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains | |
| 6. | grain - 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights dram - 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams | |
| 7. |  grain - dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian cornamaranth - seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America barleycorn - a grain of barley wheat berry - a grain of wheat kernel - a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn" rye - the seed of the cereal grass seed - a small hard fruit | |
| 8. | grain - a cereal grass; "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas" cereal, cereal grass - grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet | |
| 9. | grain - the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense" littleness, smallness - the property of having a relatively small size | |
| 10. | grain - 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" texture - the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality graining, woodgraining - a texture like that of wood | |
| 11. | grain - 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" physical composition, composition, make-up, makeup, constitution - the way in which someone or something is composed | |
| Verb | 1. | grain - thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt" |
| 2. | grain - paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood paint - apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow" | |
| 3. | grain - form into grains form - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads" | |
| 4. | grain - become granular |
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grain
noun
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grain
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Translations
إتجاه الأليافبِذْرَه ، حَبَّهحَبَّةحبوبحُبوب
zrnkozrnoobilízrnívlákno
kornåregran
viljajyväkarvaootratapehmittää
žitaricazrno
egy szemernyiszélirány
agnarögn, sannleikskornkornmynsturögn, arîa
一粒木目種穀物穀粒
곡물곡식알갱이
grūdasgrūdeliskruopelėprieštarauti prigimčiairievės
dzīslagraudigraudiņšgraudskripata
žilkovanie
žitozrno
kornmajs
เม็ดเมล็ดพืชข้าวโพด
cây ngũ cốchạthạt ngũ cốc
grain
[greɪn] N1. (= single particle of wheat, sand etc) → grano m
3. (fig) [of sense, truth] → pizca f
there's not a grain of truth in it → en eso no hay ni pizca de verdad
with a grain of salt → con reservas
there's not a grain of truth in it → en eso no hay ni pizca de verdad
with a grain of salt → con reservas
4. [of wood] → fibra f, hebra f; [of stone] → veta f, vena f; [of leather] → flor f; [of cloth] → granilla f (Phot) → grano m
against the grain → a contrapelo
to saw with the grain → aserrar a hebra
it goes against the grain → no me pasa, no me entra
against the grain → a contrapelo
to saw with the grain → aserrar a hebra
it goes against the grain → no me pasa, no me entra
5. (Pharm) → grano m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
grain
[ˈgreɪn] n (= cereals) → céréales fpl
(US) (= corn) → blé m
[wood] → fibre f
it goes against the grain → cela va à l'encontre de sa (or ma ) naturegrain elevator n (US) → silo m à céréales
it goes against the grain → cela va à l'encontre de sa (or ma ) naturegrain elevator n (US) → silo m à céréales
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
grain
n
(of corn, salt, sand etc) → Korn nt; (fig, of sense, malice) → Spur f; (of truth) → Körnchen nt; (of hope) → Funke m; that’s a grain of comfort → das ist wenigstens ein kleiner Trost
(of leather) → Narben m; (of cloth) → Strich m; (of meat) → Faser f; (of wood, marble) → Maserung f; (of stone) → Korn nt, → Gefüge nt; (Phot) → Korn nt; it goes against the (Brit) or my (US) grain (fig) → es geht einem gegen den Strich
(= weight) → Gran nt
grain
:grain alcohol
n → Äthylalkohol m
grain elevator
n → Getreideheber m
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grain
[greɪn] nCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
grain
(grein) noun1. a seed of wheat, oats etc.
2. corn in general. Grain is ground into flour.
3. a very small, hard particle. a grain of sand.
4. the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.
5. a very small amount. There isn't a grain of truth in that story.
go against the grain to be against a person's wishes, feelings etc. It goes against the grain for me to tell lies.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
grain
→ حَبَّة, ذُرَة obilí, zrnko, zrno korn Getreide, Korn, Samenkorn κόκκος, σιτηρά grano, maíz jyvä, vilja grain, maïs žitarica, zrno granello, grano, mais 一粒, 穀粒, 穀草 곡물, 곡식, 알갱이 graankorrel, koren, korrel frø, korn, snev kukurydza, ziarno grão, milho зерно, зерновые культуры, крупица korn, majs เม็ด, เมล็ดพืช, ข้าวโพด mısır, tahıl tanesi, tanecik cây ngũ cốc, hạt, hạt ngũ cốc 一粒, 谷物Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
grain
n. grano, cereal.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
grain
n (pharm) unidad f de peso equivalente a 0,0648 gramos; (food) grano, cereal mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.