grain

1. v. & n. See Groan. Source: opted

2. n. A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food. Source: opted

3. n. The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves; -- used collectively. Source: opted

4. n. Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.; hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc. Source: opted

5. n. The unit of the English system of weights; -- so called because considered equal to the average of grains taken from the middle of the ears of wheat. 7,000 grains constitute the pound avoirdupois, and 5,760 grains the pound troy. A grain is equal to .0648 gram. See Gram. Source: opted

6. n. A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple. Source: opted

7. n. The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement of the particles of any body which determines its comparative roughness or hardness; texture; as, marble, sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine grain. Source: opted

8. n. The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc. Source: opted

9. n. The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any fibrous material. Source: opted

10. n. The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side. Source: opted

11. n. The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called draff. Source: opted

12. n. A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the common dock. See Grained, a., 4. Source: opted

13. a. Temper; natural disposition; inclination. Source: opted

14. a. A sort of spice, the grain of paradise. Source: opted

15. v. t. To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc. Source: opted

16. v. t. To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains. Source: opted

17. v. t. To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the grain of (leather, etc.). Source: opted

18. n. To yield fruit. Source: opted

19. n. To form grains, or to assume a granular ferm, as the result of crystallization; to granulate. Source: opted

20. n. A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant. Source: opted

21. n. A tine, prong, or fork. Source: opted

22. n. One the branches of a valley or of a river. Source: opted

23. n. An iron first speak or harpoon, having four or more barbed points. Source: opted

24. n. A blade of a sword, knife, etc. Source: opted

25. n. A thin piece of metal, used in a mold to steady a core. Source: opted

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