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grain

 
 
pronunciation:
greIn
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part of speech: noun
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
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
definition 3: any tiny, hard piece of something.
You spilled some grains of sugar on the floor.
synonyms:
particle
similar words:
crumb
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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