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grain Definition

(n) a small hard particle; "a grain of sand"
(n) foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
(n) used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
(n) 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
(n) 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
(n) dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
(n) the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain"
(v) thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"
(v) paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
(v) form into grains
(v) become granular

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