grains

Meanings

• a relatively small granular particle of a substance;
• foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
• the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
• a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
• 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
• 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
• dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
• a cereal grass;
• the smallest possible unit of anything;
• the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric;
• the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance);
• thoroughly work in;
• paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
• form into grains
• become granular

Synonyms

• grain
• food grain
• cereal
• metric grain
• caryopsis
• texture
• ingrain
• granulate

Scrabble Score: 7

grains is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

grains is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

grains is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

grains is a valid Words With Friends word

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