Definition of Grain

Noun

• 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
• 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"
  
• the smallest possible unit of anything
  "there was a grain of truth in what he said"
  "he does not have a grain of sense"
  
• a cereal grass
  "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
  
• dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
  caryopsis
• 1/7000 pound
  equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
  
• 1/60 dram
  equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
  
• a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
  - metric grain
• the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
  
• foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
  - food grain cereal
• a relatively small granular particle of a substance
  "a grain of sand"
  "a grain of sugar"
  

Verb

• become granular
  granulate
• form into grains
  granulate
• paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
  
• thoroughly work in
  "His hands were grained with dirt"
  ingrain

Word games points for the Grain

• Scrabble® score of the grain (6)
• Word Chums® score of the grain (8)
• Words With Friends® score of the grain (8)

Unscramble grain

40 unscramble word found using the letters grain.

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