grain

grain  (grn)

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 U.S. Customary System, an avoirdupois unit equal to 0.002285 ounce (0.065 gram). See Table at measurement.

6. The arrangement, direction, or pattern of the fibrous tissue in wood.

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.

b. An essential quality or characteristic.

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.

To form grains.

Idioms:

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French graine, from Latin grnum; see g-no- in Indo-European roots.]

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grainer n.

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grain

Noun

1. the small hard seedlike fruit of a cereal plant

2. a mass of such fruits gathered for food

3. cereal plants in general

4. a small hard particle: a grain of salt

5. a very small amount: a grain of compassion

6.

a. the arrangement of the fibres, layers, or particles in wood, leather, or stone

b. the pattern or texture resulting from this

7. go against the grain to be contrary to one's natural inclinations [Latin granum]

grainy adj

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grain  (grn)

1. See caryopsis.

2. A small particle of something, such as salt, pollen, or sand.

3. A unit of weight in the US Customary System, equal to ²/₁₀₀₀ of an ounce (0.07 gram). See Table at measurement.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grain - a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar" granule - a tiny grain corpuscle, mote, particle, speck, molecule, atom - (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
	2.	grain - foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses food grain, cereal food 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 carat metric grain metric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram mg, milligram - one thousandth (1/1,000) gram decigram, dg - 1/10 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 corn caryopsis amaranth - 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 wood grain, woodgrain, woodiness - texture produced by the fibers in wood 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" texture 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" ingrain penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"
	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 granulate form - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads"
	4.	grain - become granular granulate change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form

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grain

noun 1. seed, kernel, grist

noun 2. cereal, corn

noun 3. bit, piece, trace, spark, scrap, suspicion, molecule, particle, fragment, atom, ounce, crumb, mite, jot, speck, morsel, granule, modicum, mote, whit, iota

noun 4. texture, pattern, surface, fibre, weave, nap

Translations

grain [greɪn] n (= single particle) → grano;

(no pl) (= cereals); cereales mpl;

(US) (= corn); trigo;

(in wood) → veta

grain [greɪn] n (= single piece) → grain m;

(no pl) (= cereals); céréales fpl;

(US) (= corn); blé m [of wood]; fibre f;

it goes against the grain → cela va à l'encontre de sa (or ma etc) nature

grain [greɪn] n → Korn nt;

(no pl) (cereals) → Getreide nt;

(US) (corn) → Getreide nt, Korn;

(of wood) → Maserung f;

it goes against the grain (fig) → es geht einem gegen den Strich

grain [greɪn] n (no pl) (= cereals); cereali mpl;

(US) (= corn); grano; [of sand] → granello; [of wood] → venatura;

it goes against the grain (fig) → va contro la mia (or la sua etc) natura

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grain

n grain [grein]

1 a seed of wheat, oats etc. graanبِذْرَه ، حَبَّهзърноzrnokorndas Kornκόκκος, σπυρίgranoviljateraدانهjyvägrainגַרעִין תְּבוּאָהबीजzrnoszembijikorngrano, chicco穀粒곡식알grūdasgraudsbijiringraankorrelkornziarnogrãogră­unte, bobзёрнышкоzrnozrnozrnosädeskornเมล็ดธัญพืชbuğday谷粒зернинаغلے کا دانہ یا پوداthóc; gạo谷粒

2 corn in general Grain is ground into flour.graanحُبوبжитоzrníkorndas Kornδημητριακάcerealviliغلاتviljabléגַרעִיןअनाज, अन्नžitogabonabiji-bijiankorngrano穀物곡물grūdailabība; graudibiji-bijiangraan, korenkornzbożecereaisgrâuзерноzrno, obiliežitokukuruzkorn, grynพืชประเภทข้าวtahıl穀類зерноمکئیngũ cốc谷类

3 a very small, hard particle a grain of sand.korrelذَرَّهчастицаzrnkokorndas Kornκόκκοςgranoteraهر چیز ریز؛ ذرهjyvänengrainגַרגִירतंतु रचनाzrnceszem(cse)butirögn, arðagranello微粒알갱이grūdelis, kruopelė(sāls, smilšu) graudiņšbutir-butirkorreltjekornziarnkogrãogranulăкрупинка, песчинкаzrnkozrncezrnokornเม็ดเล็ก ๆtane, kırıntı細粒крупинкаسخت ذرہhạt; hột细粒

4 the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc. draad, greinإتجاه الأليافвлакнест строежvlákno; léta; žilkováníåredie Faser, die Maserungνερά, γραμμές ξύλουveta, fibratoim, maareجهت لایه ها و نقش و نگارsyyfilמַעֲרַך סִיבִיםतन्तुरचनाsmjer zrnate (vlaknaste) građeszélirányserat(æða)mynsturfilo, venaturaきめ결rievės, skaidulosšķiedra; dzīslairadraad; nerfårring (mønster)fakturaveionervurăволокноvlákno; rok(y); žilkovanieporazdelitev vlaken v materialugodådringลายไม้dammar, su紋理волокно, ниткаجلد، لکڑی یا پتھر وغیرہ کی مخصوص بناوٹthớ (gỗ)纹理

5 a very small amount There isn't a grain of truth in that story.sweempie waarheidذَرَّة منзръннцеzrnkograndie Spurίχνος, πολύ μικρή ποσότηταpizca, ápicekübekeذرهhitunengrainקוּרטוֹב, שֶׁמֶץकणzrnceegy szemernyisedikitagnarögn, sannleikskorngranoほんの少し극소량kruopelytė, trupučiukaskripatasekelumitgreintje, ziersmule, grannźdźbło, szczyptapingodramкрупицаzrnkotrohicatrungnutta, unsจำนวนน้อยnebze, zerre一點兒крупинкаبہت تھوڑی مقدارmột chút一点儿

go against the grain

to be against a person's wishes, feelings etc It goes against the grain for me to tell lies.dit stuit teen die borsيسير ضد رَغْبَتِه أو ميلهкапкаbýt proti myslistride imod ens naturdas Wesenείναι αντίθετο στη φύση μουen contra ir de los principios/deseos/sentimientos de alguienvastukarva olemaبر خلاف طینت کسی بودنsotia luontoa vastaanà l'encontre deלִהיוֹת מְנוּגָד לְטִבעוֹकिसी की इच्छा या भावना इत्योदि के विपरीत जानाne poštivati željekedve ellenéreberlawanan dengan sifatfara gegn straumnum(essere contro la propria inclinazione)性分に合わない기질에 맞지 않다prieštarauti prigimčiaibūt pretdabīgibertentangan dengan(iemand) tegen de borst stuiten, (iemand) tegenstaanby en imotbyć przeciwnym czyjejś naturzeser contra o feitio dea fi împotriva dorinţei cuivaбыть не по нутруbyť proti mysliupirati se (komu)raditi protiv voljestrida mot ngns natur, bjuda ngn emotต่อต้านความรู้สึกhuyuna/yaradılışına aykırı olmak; isteklerine aykırı olmak違背...的意願бути не до душіخواہشوں یا مزاج کے خلاف جاناtrái ngược格格不入的