Definition of grain

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Grain (n.) A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food..

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Hackmatack :: Hackmatack (n.) The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained timber. Called also tamarack..
Millstone :: Millstone (n.) One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.
Yew :: Yew (n.) The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain..
Grains :: Grains (n.) Pigeon's dung used in tanning. See Grainer. n., 1..
Rough-grained :: Rough-grained (a.) Having a rough grain or fiber; hence, figuratively, having coarse traits of character; not polished; brisque..
Mow :: Mow (v. t.) To lay, as hay or sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a barn; to pile and stow away..
Spore :: Spore (n.) One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the species..
Breadstuff :: Breadstuff (n.) Grain, flour, or meal of which bread is made..
Grain :: Grain (n.) The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves; -- used collectively..
Seam :: Seam (n.) The quantity of eight bushels of grain.
Thatch :: Thatch (n.) Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain..
Oolite :: Oolite (n.) A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains, resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes extensive beds, as in the European Jurassic. See the Chart of Geology..
Cereal :: Cereal (a.) Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain..
Gnarly :: Gnarly (a.) Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.
Chetvert :: Chetvert (n.) A measure of grain equal to 0.7218 of an imperial quarter, or 5.95 Winchester bushels..
Ingrain :: Ingrain (v. t.) To dye in the grain, or before manufacture..
Stool :: Stool (v. i.) To ramfy; to tiller, as grain; to shoot out suckers..
Mill :: Mill (n.) A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or intented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill..
Tola :: Tola (n.) A weight of British India. The standard tola is equal to 180 grains.
Harvest :: Harvest (n.) That which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gath//ed; a crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit..
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