grain
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1. the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) (noun.attribute)
2. the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | texture, |
| definition | : | the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality (noun.attribute) |
3. the smallest possible unit of anything (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | littleness, smallness, |
| definition | : | the property of having a relatively small size (noun.attribute) |
4. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | food product, foodstuff, |
| definition | : | a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | corn, edible corn, |
| definition | : | ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | grist, |
| definition | : | grain intended to be or that has been ground (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | groats, |
| definition | : | the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | millet, |
| definition | : | small seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | buckwheat, |
| definition | : | grain ground into flour (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | wheat, wheat berry, |
| definition | : | grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | oat, |
| definition | : | seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats') (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | rice, |
| definition | : | grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | malt, |
| definition | : | a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling (noun.food) |
5. a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object)
| hyponym | : | granule, |
| definition | : | a tiny grain (noun.object) |
6. a cereal grass (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | cereal, cereal grass, |
| definition | : | grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet (noun.plant) |
7. dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | seed, |
| definition | : | a small hard fruit (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | amaranth, |
| definition | : | seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | barleycorn, |
| definition | : | a grain of barley (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | wheat berry, |
| definition | : | a grain of wheat (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | kernel, |
| definition | : | a single whole grain of a cereal (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | rye, |
| definition | : | the seed of the cereal grass (noun.plant) |
8. 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | avoirdupois unit, |
| definition | : | any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | dram, |
| definition | : | 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams (noun.quantity) |
9. 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | troy unit, |
| definition | : | any of the unit of the troy system of weights (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | scruple, |
| definition | : | a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | pennyweight, |
| definition | : | a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains (noun.quantity) |
10. a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat (noun.quantity)
| part holonym | : | mg, milligram, |
| definition | : | one thousandth (1/1,000) gram (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | decigram, dg, |
| definition | : | 1/10 gram (noun.quantity) |
11. the side of leather from which the hair has been removed (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | leather, |
| definition | : | an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning (noun.substance) |
12. become granular (verb.change)
13. form into grains (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | form, |
| definition | : | assume a form or shape (verb.change) |
14. paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | paint, |
| definition | : | apply paint to; coat with paint (verb.contact) |
15. thoroughly work in (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | penetrate, perforate, |
| definition | : | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact) |
16. the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | grain, |
| definition | : | paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood (verb.contact) |
17. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses (noun.food)
| derivation | : | cereal, |
| definition | : | made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it (adj.pert) |
18. a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object)
| derivation | : | grain, granulate, |
| definition | : | form into grains (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | grain, |
| definition | : | paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood (verb.contact) |
19. become granular (verb.change)
| derivation | : | grain, |
| definition | : | a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object) |
20. form into grains (verb.change)
| derivation | : | granulation, |
| definition | : | the act of forming something into granules or grains (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | grain, |
| definition | : | a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object) |
21. paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | grain, |
| definition | : | the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | grain, |
| definition | : | a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object) |
22. the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | grain, |
| definition | : | paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood (verb.contact) |
23. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses (noun.food)
| derivation | : | cereal, |
| definition | : | made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it (adj.pert) |
24. a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object)
| derivation | : | grain, granulate, |
| definition | : | form into grains (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | grain, |
| definition | : | paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood (verb.contact) |
25. become granular (verb.change)
| derivation | : | grain, |
| definition | : | a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object) |
26. form into grains (verb.change)
| derivation | : | granulation, |
| definition | : | the act of forming something into granules or grains (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | grain, |
| definition | : | a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object) |
27. paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | grain, |
| definition | : | the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | grain, |
| definition | : | a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object) |
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