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/ɡɹeɪn/ · grain
noun
- The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, such as wheat, corn, or barley. We stored a thousand tons of grain for the winter.
- Similar seeds from any food crop, e.g., buckwheat, amaranth, or quinoa. The farmer planted a variety of grains in his field.
- A single seed of grass food crops. A grain of wheat fell onto the table.
verb
- To feed grain to animals, especially livestock. The farmer grain-fed his cattle during the winter.
- To make granular; to form into grains. The sand grain-ed into tiny particles.
- To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate. The salt grain-ed on the surface of the water.
Did you know? The term 'grain' is often used to describe the texture of a photograph, particularly in the context of film photography, where grain refers to the visible speckles or noise in an image.