grains

noun

the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)

the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric

the smallest possible unit of anything

a cereal grass

dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

1/7000 pound

1/60 dram

a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

a relatively small granular particle of a substance

verb

become granular

form into grains

paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

thoroughly work in

Roots

granumgrain- · Latin · grain, seed

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