grain

nouns

a relatively small granular particle of a substance
"a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"
grain
is derived from
grainy
is derived from
granular
is a type of (narrower)
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
cereal, food grain, grain
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
grain
is a type of (narrower)
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
leather
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
grain, metric grain
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
grain
is a part of
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
scruple
is a part of
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
pennyweight
is a type of (narrower)
any of the unit of the troy system of weights
troy unit
is a type of (narrower)
any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight
1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
grain
is a part of
1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
dram
is a type of (narrower)
any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
avoirdupois unit
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
caryopsis, grain
a cereal grass
"wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
grain
is a type of (narrower)
grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
cereal, cereal grass
the smallest possible unit of anything
"there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"
grain
is a type of (narrower)
the property of having a relatively small size
littleness, smallness
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"
grain
is a type of (narrower)
the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality
texture
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"
grain, texture

verbs

thoroughly work in
"His hands were grained with dirt"
grain, ingrain
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
grain
is derived from
graining
is a type of (narrower)
apply paint to; coat with paint
"We painted the rooms yellow"
paint
form into grains
grain, granulate
become granular
grain, granulate