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
    

• 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

• 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

• the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

• foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

• a relatively small granular particle of a substance
  • a grain of sand
    
  • a grain of sugar
    

Verb

• become granular

• form into grains

• paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

• thoroughly work in
  • His hands were grained with dirt
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  texture , caryopsis , metric grain , food grain , cereal , granulate , ingrain