grain
/ɡɹeɪn/
The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice; Similar seeds from any food crop, e.g., buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa; A single seed of a food crop, especially a cereal grass crop; The crops from which grain is harvested
- plural
- grains
Meanings
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The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice
There is a grain of truth in everything.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
It's smaller than a grain of salt.
Tatoeba · Eccles17 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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Similar seeds from any food crop, e.g., buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa
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A single seed of a food crop, especially a cereal grass crop
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The crops from which grain is harvested
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A linear texture of a material or surface
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A single particle of a substance
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Any of various small units of mass originally notionally based on grain's weight, variously standardized at different places and times, including; The English grain of ¹⁄₅₇₆₀ troy pound or ¹⁄₇₀₀₀ pound avoirdupois, now exactly 64.79891 mgrare
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Any of various small units of mass originally notionally based on grain's weight, variously standardized at different places and times, including; The metric, carat, or pearl grain of ¹⁄₄ carat used for measuring precious stones and pearls, now exactly 50 mgrare
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Any of various small units of mass originally notionally based on grain's weight, variously standardized at different places and times, including; The French grain of ¹⁄₉₂₁₆ livre, equivalent to 53.11 mg at metricization and equal to exactly 54.25 mg from 1812–1839 as part of the mesures usuellesrare
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Any of various small units of length originally notionally based on a grain's width, variously standardized at different places and timesrare