Transcription
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- [greyn]
- /greɪn/
- /ɡreɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [greyn]
- /greɪn/
Definitions of grain word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of GRAIN granularity 3
- noun grain a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet. 1
- noun grain the gathered seed of food plants, especially of cereal plants. 1
- noun grain such plants collectively. 1
- noun grain any small, hard particle, as of sand, gold, pepper, or gunpowder. 1
- noun grain the smallest unit of weight in most systems, originally determined by the weight of a plump grain of wheat. In the U.S. and British systems, as in avoirdupois, troy, and apothecaries' weights, the grain is identical. In an avoirdupois ounce there are 437.5 grains; in the troy and apothecaries' ounces there are 480 grains (one grain equals 0.0648 gram). 1
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Origin of grain
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English grain, grein < Old French grain < Latin grānum seed, grain; see corn1
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Parts of speech for Grain
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grain popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
grain usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grain
noun grain
- cereal — Cereal or breakfast cereal is a food made from grain. It is mixed with milk and eaten for breakfast.
- kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- mote — a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- morsel — a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- whit — a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases): not a whit better.
Antonyms for grain
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