OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 6669

grain

/ɡɹeɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
grano • pipo • yule
A single seed of grass food crops.
a grain of wheat
grains of oat
cereal
The crops from which grain is harvested.
The fields were planted with grain.
veta
A linear texture of a material or surface.
Cut along the grain of the wood.
He doesn't like to shave against the grain.
grano
A single particle of a substance.
a grain of salt
a grain of sand
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