Words Like GRAIN

We have put together a list of words that are similar to GRAIN.

31 Alternative Words Similar to grain

1 Caryopsis Noun      Synonym Words Like Caryopsis
2 Foodstuff Noun      Synonym Words Like Foodstuff
3 Seed Noun      Synonym Words Like Seed
4 Ingrain Verb      Synonym Words Like Ingrain
5 Deform Verb      Synonym Words Like Deform
6 Form Verb      Synonym Words Like Form
7 Paint Verb      Synonym Words Like Paint
8 Penetrate Verb      Synonym Words Like Penetrate
9 Perforate Verb      Synonym Words Like Perforate
10 Grained Noun      Variant Words Like Grained
11 Inclination Noun      Synonym Words Like Inclination
12 Graining Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Graining
13 Granule Noun      Hyponym
14 Rice Noun      Hyponym
15 Barleycorn Noun      Hyponym
16 Oat Noun      Hyponym
17 Buckwheat Noun      Hyponym
18 Groats Noun      Hyponym
19 Grist Noun      Hyponym
20 Barley Noun      Hyponym
21 Malt Noun      Hyponym Words Like Malt
22 Millet Noun      Hyponym
23 Makeup Noun      Hypernym Words Like Makeup
24 Composition Noun      Hypernym Words Like Composition
25 Constitution Noun      Hypernym Words Like Constitution
26 Woodgrain Noun      Hyponym
27 Woodiness Noun      Hyponym Words Like Woodiness
28 Woodgraining Noun      Hyponym Words Like Woodgraining
29 Amaranth Noun      Hyponym
30 Kernel Noun      Hyponym Words Like Kernel
31 Rye Noun      Hyponym

7 examples of grain

1 a grain of gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc.
2 marble, sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine grain
3 a grain of sugar
4 he does not have a grain of sense
5 a stone of coarse grain
6 sand of a fine grain
7 fish with a delicate flavor and texture

10 definitions of grain

1 See groan
2 A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food.
3 The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants themselves; -- used collectively.
4 Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.; hence, any minute portion or particle
5 The unit of the English system of weights; -- so called because considered equal to the average of grains taken from the middle of the ears of wheat. 7,000 grains constitute the pound avoirdupois, and 5,760 grains the pound troy. A grain is equal to .0648 gram. See Gram.
6 A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple.
7 The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement of the particles of any body which determines its comparative roughness or hardness; texture.
8 The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc.
9 The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any fibrous material.
10 The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side.
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