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grain

გამოთქმა: /greɪn/

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Universal
  • 1 [mass noun] wheat or any other cultivated cereal used as food.
  • the seeds of wheat or other cultivated cereals.
  • 2a single fruit or seed of a cereal:a few grains of corn
  • a small hard particle of a substance such as salt or sand:a grain of salt
  • the smallest possible quantity or amount of a quality:there wasn’t a grain of truth in what he said
  • a discrete particle or crystal in a metal, igneous rock, etc., typically visible only when a surface is magnified.
  • a piece of solid propellant for use in a rocket engine.
  • 3 (abbreviation: gr.) the smallest unit of weight in the troy and avoirdupois systems, equal to 1/ 5760 of a pound troy and 1/ 7000 of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 0.0648 gram).
    [because originally the weight was equivalent to that of a grain of corn]
  • 4 [mass noun] the longitudinal arrangement or pattern of fibres in wood, paper, etc.:he scored along the grain of the table with the knife
  • the texture of wood, stone, etc., as determined by the arrangement and size of constituent particles:the lighter, finer grain of the wood is attractive
  • the rough or wrinkled outer surface of leather, or of a similar artificial material.
  • Mining lamination or planes of cleavage in materials such as stone and coal.
  • Photography a grainy appearance of a photograph or negative, which is in proportion to the size of the emulsion particles composing it.
  • 5 archaic a person’s character or natural tendency.
  • 6 [mass noun] historical kermes or cochineal, or dye made from either of these.

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1give a rough surface or texture to:her fingers were grained with chalk dust
  • [no object] form into grains: if the sugar does grain up, add more water
  • 2 (usually as noun graining) paint (especially furniture or interior surfaces) in imitation of the grain of wood or marble.
  • 3remove hair from (a hide).
  • 4North American feed (a horse) on grain.

against the grain

contrary to the natural inclination or feeling of someone or something:it goes against the grain to tell outright lies
[from the fact that wood is easier to cut along the line of the grain]

grained

adjective
[usually in combination]:coarse-grained sandstone

grainer

noun

grainless

adjective

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