🌾grain

noun
/ɡreɪn/

Meaning

a small hard seed of a cereal plant such as wheat or rice; a tiny particle of a substance
wheat or any other cultivated cereal crop used as food; a single seed of a cereal

Example Sentences

A grain of rice fell off the plate.

The farmer stored large quantities of grain in the barn after the harvest.

Example Expressions

go against the grain

Synonyms

seed, kernel, particle, speck, granule, cereal, crop
Entry 1
seed, kernel, particle, speck, granule
Entry 2
cereal, seed, kernel, crop

Antonyms

chunk, mass, chaff, husk, waste, inedible part
Entry 1
chunk, mass
Entry 2
chaff, husk, waste, inedible part

Collocations

grain of rice, grain of sand, cereal grain, wheat grain, grain storage, whole grain, grain harvest
Entry 1
grain of rice, grain of sand, cereal grain, wheat grain
Entry 2
grain storage, whole grain, grain harvest

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