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Synonyms for grain

Grammar : Noun
Spell : greyn
Phonetic Transcription : greɪn

Top 10 synonyms for grain
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Définition of grain

Origin :
  • early 13c., "scarlet dye made from insects" (late 12c. in surnames), from Old French grain (12c.) "seed, grain, particle, berry, scarlet dye" (see kermes for last sense), from Latin granum "seed, a grain, small kernel" (see corn (n.1)).
  • As a collective singular meaning "seed of wheat and allied grasses used as food," it is attested from early 14c. Extended from c.1300 to other objects (e.g. salt, sand). As a unit of weight, from 1540s. Used of wood (1560s), from the arrangement of fibers, which resemble seeds. Hence, against the grain (1650), a metaphor from carpentry: cutting across the fibers of the wood is more difficult than cutting along them.
  • noun seed, piece
  • noun texture of fabric
Example sentences :
  • As a result the grain in the Egyptian markets had greatly increased in value.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • The object may be as small as a grain of dust or as big as a warship; to the water it is all the same.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • When the grain is sufficiently grown it is elevated to the kilns.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
  • He collected what he wanted grain by grain from bushels of chaff.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • She went with him to haul the grain to mill and was fascinated by the big scales.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • Anthony flashed his electric torch over it, and we saw the grain of deal.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • There is not a grain of dirt upon my hands or my face or my body.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • Every grain sowed yielded on an average a hundred and twenty fold.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • But she took the grain, put it in a large pot and cooked it until it was done.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • But there were small ones as well, and perhaps this one had been no larger than a grain of sand.
  • Extract from : « No Hiding Place » by Richard R. Smith

Antonyms for grain

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