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grain
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- pronunciation:
- greIn
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part of speech: |
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definition 1: |
the small hard seeds of plants such as wheat or rice. Grain is used for food and often ground into flour.
Chickens eat grain.
- similar words:
- corn, oats, rice, rye, seed, wheat
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definition 2: |
any kind of plant that produces seeds that are used for food.
Rice, wheat, and corn are grains.
- synonyms:
- cereals
- similar words:
- grasses
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definition 3: |
any tiny, hard piece of something.
You spilled some grains of sugar on the floor.- synonyms:
- particle
- similar words:
- crumb
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definition 4: |
the pattern that runs through wood, cloth, or other material.
By looking at the grain, he can tell which kind of wood the table is made of.- similar words:
- pattern, streaks, surface
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related words: |
meal |
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broader category that includes grains |
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plant |
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some activities involving grains |
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grind, harvest, plant, store |
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some containers for grains |
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sack |
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some examples of grains |
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oat, rice, wheat |
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some people associated with grains |
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farmer |
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some things made from grains |
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alcohol, beer, cereal, feed, flour, food, meal, oil, soup |
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some things that eat grains |
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birds, human, insects, poultry |
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tools associated with grains |
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combine, mill, scoop, screen |
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