Definition of grain

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Grain (n.) A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant.

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Malt :: Malt (v. i.) To become malt; also, to make grain into malt..
Stool :: Stook (v. t.) To set up, as sheaves of grain, in stooks..
Roan :: Roan (n.) A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco..
Grainer :: Grainer (n.) A knife for taking the hair off skins.
Riddler :: Riddler (n.) One who riddles (grain, sand, etc.)..
Dolerite :: Dolerite (n.) A dark-colored, basic, igneous rock, composed essentially of pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with magnetic iron. By many authors it is considered equivalent to a coarse-grained basalt..
Corn :: Corn (v. t.) To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn gunpowder..
Oolite :: Oolite (n.) A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains, resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes extensive beds, as in the European Jurassic. See the Chart of Geology..
Ear :: Ear (v. i.) To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain; as, this corn ears well..
Acinus :: Acinus (n.) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc..
Dress :: Dress (v. t.) To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them..
Drachma :: Drachma (n.) Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram..
Reap :: Reap (v.) A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.
Smut :: Smut (v. t.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis..
Grange :: Grange (n.) A building for storing grain; a granary.
Chondro- :: Chondro- () A combining form meaning a grain, granular, granular cartilage, cartilaginous; as, the chondrocranium, the cartilaginous skull of the lower vertebrates and of embryos..
Grain :: Grain (n.) A thin piece of metal, used in a mold to steady a core..
Frumentarious :: Frumentarious (a.) Of or pertaining to wheat or grain.
Bran :: Bran (n.) The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain..
Ripeness :: Ripeness (n.) The state or quality of being ripe; maturity;; completeness; perfection; as, the ripeness of grain; ripeness of manhood; ripeness of judgment..
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