'grain' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'grain' with 15 example sentences.

grain noun

: a relatively small granular particle of a substance

: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

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

: a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

: 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

: 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

: dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

: a cereal grass

: the smallest possible unit of anything

: the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric

: the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)

grain verb

: thoroughly work in

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

: form into grains

: become granular

It's better to feed wild ducks grain than bread.

The field mice were eating up the farmers' grain.

The barns are full of grain.

There isn't a grain of truth in what he says.

Do you prefer long grain or short grain rice?

It's smaller than a grain of salt.

We import grain from the United States.

We shouldn't waste even one grain of rice.

Rye was called the grain of poverty.

Oh Zeus, the farm does not provide much grain.

You have grains of rice stuck around your mouth.

It's easier to cut wood with the grain.

Even a blind chicken can find a grain of corn.

The wood grain in Brazilian rosewood is beautiful.

If the grain is bad, spice won't help.

Words related to 'grain'

seed corn cereal kernel