English to English
noun
- a relatively small granular particle of a substance
A grain of sand.
A grain of sugar.
source: WordNet 3.0
- foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
source: WordNet 3.0
- the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
source: WordNet 3.0
- a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
source: WordNet 3.0
- 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
source: WordNet 3.0
- 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
source: WordNet 3.0
- dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
source: WordNet 3.0
- a cereal grass
Wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the smallest possible unit of anything
There was a grain of truth in what he said.
He does not have a grain of sense.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food.
source: Webster 1913
- A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- thoroughly work in
His hands were grained with dirt.
source: WordNet 3.0
- paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
source: WordNet 3.0
- form into grains
source: WordNet 3.0
- become granular
source: WordNet 3.0
- See Groan.
source: Webster 1913
- To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.
source: Webster 1913
- To yield fruit.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [greín] Butil; binhî
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
