grain
— Verb
– English
～ thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"
grain alcohol
— Noun
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～ the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline
grain
— Noun
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～ 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"
grain
— Noun
– English
～ foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
grain
— Noun
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～ the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"
grain
— Noun
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～ 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"
grain
— Noun
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～ dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
grain
— Noun
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～ a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
grain field
— Noun
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～ a field where grain is grown
grain
— Noun
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～ 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
grain
— Noun
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～ the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
grain
— Noun
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～ a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"
grain
— Noun
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～ a cereal grass; "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
grain
— Noun
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～ 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
grainfield
— Noun
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～ a field where grain is grown
Grainger
— Noun
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～ United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961)
graininess
— Noun
– English
～ the quality of being composed of relatively large particles