How To Spell grain?
How to Pronounce grain?
Correct pronunciation for the word "grain" is [ɡɹˈe͡ɪn], [ɡɹˈeɪn], [ɡ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n].
Definition of grain
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Any small hard mass; a single hard seed of a plant, particularly of those kinds whose seeds are used for food; corn collectively, as wheat, rye, barley, oats, and maize; a minute particle; the smallest weight ordinarily used, being the twentieth part of the scruple in apothecaries weight, and the twenty-fourth of a pennyweight troy; a very small quantity; the veins or fibres of wood or other fibrous substances; the body or substance of wood as modified by the fibres; texture; state of the grit of any body composed of grains; the dye made from cochineal insects; the heart and temper.
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To paint in imitation of the grain or fibres of wood; to from into grains, as powder. A grain of allowance, a small allowance or indulgence. To dye in grain, to dye in the raw material. Grain-colours, the dyes made from cochineal.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the adverb for grain?
The adverb form of the word "grain" is "grainily".
What is the adjective for grain?
The adjective form of the word "grain" is "grainy".
Usage over time for grain:
This graph shows how "grain" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of grain?
The plural of the "grain" can be the "grains".
What is the singular form of grain?
The singular of the "grain" can be the "grain".
Synonyms for Grain:
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- arable ,
- cultivated ,
- cash crop ,
- cultivate ,
- combine .
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- bran ,
- bulgur ,
- brown rice .
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- coloration ,
- chronology ,
- argyle ,
- array ,
- arabesque .
- caste ,
- breed ,
- classification ,
- grade ,
- clan ,
- designation ,
- genus ,
- form ,
- category ,
- degree ,
- genotype ,
- brand ,
- feather ,
- denomination ,
- ilk .
- hub .
- inclination ,
- course ,
- bias ,
- disposition ,
- bent ,
- aptness ,
- affinity .
- food .
- bur .
- haw .
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