grain

Sense 1 noun

a relatively small granular particle of a substance

a grain of sand

Sense 2 verb

thoroughly work in

His hands were grained with dirt

Sense 3 noun

foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

Sense 4 verb

paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

Sense 5 noun

the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

Sense 6 verb

form into grains

Sense 7 noun

a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

Sense 8 verb

become granular

Sense 9 noun

1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

Sense 10 noun

1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

Sense 11 noun

dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

Sense 12 noun

a cereal grass

wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas

Sense 13 noun

the smallest possible unit of anything

there was a grain of truth in what he said

Sense 14 noun

the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric

saw the board across the grain

Sense 15 noun

the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)

breadfruit has the same texture as bread