grains

Noun

• a relatively small granular particle of a substance
• foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
• the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
• a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
• 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
• 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
• dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
• a cereal grass
• the smallest possible unit of anything
• the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
• the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
• Pigeons' dung used in tanning. See grainer.
• plural of grain

Verb

• thoroughly work in
• paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
• form into grains
• become granular
• third-person singular simple present indicative of grain

Synonyms

caryopsis, cereal, food grain, grain, granulate, ingrain, metric grain, texture