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1. grain
noun. ['ˈgreɪn'] a relatively small granular particle of a substance.
Antonyms
Etymology
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
Rhymes with Grain
- st_germain
- legerdemain
- st_germaine
- preordain
- lamontagne
- lafountaine
- lafountain
- inhumane
- constrain
- restrain
- overtrain
- mcswain
- explain
- complain
- champlain
- aquitaine
- ukraine
- tremaine
- sylvain
- sustain
- spokane
- sartain
- retrain
- refrain
- profane
- partain
- mustain
- mundane
- mcwain
- mcshane
Sentences with grain
1. Noun, singular or mass
Thinly slice the meat against the grain and serve it while it's still hot.
2. Verb, base form
However, many vodka enthusiasts prefer drinking potato vodka to grain vodka.
Quotes about grain
1. Actually I think Art lies in both directions - the broad strokes, big picture but on the other hand the minute examination of the apparently mundane. Seeing the whole world in a grain of sand, that kind of thing.
- Peter Hammill
2. To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.
- William Blake, Auguries of Innocence
3. I'm happy to say that at 62, I think I've reached that point where stuff doesn't bother me as much, and my gratitude level has gone way up, especially having gone through the loss that I've had, and losing so many of the great artists that I was close to. They taught me how to see it with a grain of salt and a lot of humor and perspective.
- Bonnie Raitt
2. grain
noun. ['ˈgreɪn'] foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses.
Synonyms
Etymology
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
3. grain
verb. ['ˈgreɪn'] paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood.
Antonyms
Etymology
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
4. grain
noun. ['ˈgreɪn'] the smallest possible unit of anything.
Synonyms
Etymology
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
5. grain
verb. ['ˈgreɪn'] become granular.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
6. grain
noun. ['ˈgreɪn'] a cereal grass.
Synonyms
Etymology
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
7. grain
verb. ['ˈgreɪn'] form into grains.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
8. grain
noun. ['ˈgreɪn'] the side of leather from which the hair has been removed.
Antonyms
Etymology
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)
9. grain
noun. ['ˈgreɪn'] the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- grain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- granum (Latin)