grain
//ɡreɪn//
Noun
grainSingular
grainsPlural
1
A small, hard seed of a cereal plant such as wheat, rice, or corn.
The farmer harvested grains of wheat from the field.
2
Cereal crops collectively, especially wheat.
The farmers harvested the grain in autumn.
3
A tiny particle or piece of a substance.
There was a grain of sand in my shoe.
4
The texture or pattern of fibers in wood, fabric, or other materials.
This table has a beautiful wood grain.
5
A unit of weight equal to 1/7000 of a pound, used for measuring precious metals and medicines.
The pharmacist measured the medicine in grains.