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grain
Overview of noun grain
The noun grain has 7 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) grain -- (a small hard particle; "a grain of sand")
2. (1) grain, food grain, cereal -- (foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses)
3. grain, metric grain -- (a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat)
4. grain -- (1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams)
5. grain -- (1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams)
6. grain, caryopsis -- (dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn)
7. grain -- (the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain")
Overview of verb grain
The verb grain has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. ingrain, grain -- (thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt")
2. grain -- (paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood)
3. granulate, grain -- (form into grains)
4. granulate, grain -- (become granular)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun grain
7 senses of grain
Sense 1
grain
=> atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck
=> material, stuff
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
grain, food grain, cereal
=> foodstuff, food product
=> food, nutrient
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
grain, metric grain
=> metric weight unit, weight unit
=> mass unit
=> unit of measurement, unit
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> metric unit, metric
=> unit of measurement, unit
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
grain
=> troy unit
=> weight unit, weight
=> unit of measurement, unit
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight
=> weight unit, weight
=> unit of measurement, unit
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
grain
=> avoirdupois unit
=> mass unit
=> unit of measurement, unit
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
grain, caryopsis
=> seed
=> fruit
=> reproductive structure
=> plant organ
=> plant part, plant structure
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 7
grain
=> texture
=> visual property
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun grain
4 of 7 senses of grain
Sense 1
grain
=> granule
Sense 2
grain, food grain, cereal
=> corn, edible corn
=> grist
=> groats
=> millet
=> barley, barleycorn
=> buckwheat
=> wheat, wheat berry
=> oat
=> rice
=> wild rice, Indian rice
=> malt
Sense 6
grain, caryopsis
=> amaranth
=> barleycorn
=> wheat berry
=> kernel
=> rye
Sense 7
grain
=> wood grain, woodgrain, woodiness
=> graining, woodgraining
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun grain
7 senses of grain
Sense 1
grain
=> atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck
Sense 2
grain, food grain, cereal
=> foodstuff, food product
Sense 3
grain, metric grain
=> metric weight unit, weight unit
Sense 4
grain
=> troy unit
=> apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight
Sense 5
grain
=> avoirdupois unit
Sense 6
grain, caryopsis
=> seed
Sense 7
grain
=> texture
Antonyms of noun grain
Member Holonyms of noun grain
Substance Holonyms of noun grain
Part Holonyms of noun grain
3 of 7 senses of grain
Sense 3
grain, metric grain
PART OF: decigram, dg
Sense 4
grain
PART OF: pennyweight
PART OF: scruple
Sense 5
grain
PART OF: dram
Member Meronyms of noun grain
Substance Meronyms of noun grain
Part Meronyms of noun grain
1 of 7 senses of grain
Sense 3
grain, metric grain
HAS PART: milligram, mg
Meronyms of noun grain
1 of 7 senses of grain
Sense 3
grain, metric grain
HAS PART: milligram, mg
Holonyms of noun grain
3 of 7 senses of grain
Sense 3
grain, metric grain
PART OF: decigram, dg
Sense 4
grain
PART OF: pennyweight
PART OF: scruple
Sense 5
grain
PART OF: dram
Attributes of noun grain
Derived Forms of noun grain
2 of 7 senses of grain
Sense 1
grain
RELATED TO>(adj) grainy#1
=> farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy
RELATED TO>(adj) granular#1
=> farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy
RELATED TO>(verb) grain#2
=> grain
RELATED TO>(verb) grain#4
=> granulate, grain
RELATED TO>(verb) grain#3
=> granulate, grain
Sense 7
grain
RELATED TO>(verb) grain#2
=> grain
Domain of noun grain
Domain Terms of noun grain
Familiarity of noun grain
grain used as a noun is common (polysemy count =7)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun grain
7 senses of grain
Sense 1
grain
> atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck
=> grain
=> chylomicron
=> flyspeck
=> identification particle
Sense 2
grain, food grain, cereal
> foodstuff, food product
=> breadstuff
=> coloring, colouring, food coloring, food colouring, food color, food colour
=> concentrate
=> meal
=> roughage
=> flour
=> frozen food, frozen foods
=> canned food, canned foods, canned goods, tinned goods
=> dehydrated food, dehydrated foods
=> carob, carob powder, Saint-John's-bread
=> tapioca
=> cocoa
=> grain, food grain, cereal
=> ingredient, fixings
=> egg, eggs
=> dairy product
=> milk
=> curd
=> concoction, mixture, intermixture
=> juice
=> perishable, spoilable
Sense 3
grain, metric grain
> metric weight unit, weight unit
=> microgram, mcg
=> milligram, mg
=> nanogram, ng
=> grain, metric grain
=> decigram, dg
=> carat
=> gram, gramme, gm, g
=> gram atom, gram-atomic weight
=> gram molecule, mole, mol
=> dekagram, decagram, dkg, dag
=> hectogram, hg
=> kilogram, kg, kilo
=> myriagram, myg
=> centner
=> hundredweight, metric hundredweight, doppelzentner, centner
=> quintal
=> metric ton, MT, tonne, t
Sense 4
grain
> troy unit
=> grain
=> pennyweight
=> ounce, troy ounce, apothecaries' ounce
=> troy pound, apothecaries' pound
> apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight
=> grain
=> scruple
=> dram, drachm, drachma
=> ounce, troy ounce, apothecaries' ounce
=> troy pound, apothecaries' pound
Sense 5
grain
> avoirdupois unit
=> grain
=> dram
=> ounce, oz.
=> pound, lb
=> half pound
=> quarter pound
=> stone
=> quarter
=> hundredweight, cwt, long hundredweight
=> hundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal
=> long ton, ton, gross ton
=> short ton, ton, net ton
=> kiloton
=> megaton
Sense 6
grain, caryopsis
> seed
=> edible seed
=> coffee bean, coffee berry, coffee
=> pip
=> bonduc nut, nicker nut, nicker seed
=> Job's tears
=> oilseed, oil-rich seed
=> safflower seed
=> grain, caryopsis
=> ash-key
=> coquilla nut
=> babassu nut
=> cohune nut
=> ivory nut, vegetable ivory, apple nut
=> neem seed
=> buckeye, horse chestnut, conker
=> jumping bean, jumping seed, Mexican jumping bean
=> bean
=> nut
Sense 7
grain
> texture
=> grain
=> marbleization, marbleisation, marbleizing, marbleising
Meronyms of noun grain
7 senses of grain
Sense 2
grain, food grain, cereal
=> foodstuff, food product
=> food, nutrient
HAS PART: food, solid food
Sense 3
grain, metric grain
HAS PART: milligram, mg
HAS PART: microgram, mcg
HAS PART: nanogram, ng
Sense 6
grain, caryopsis
=> seed
HAS PART: kernel, meat
=> fruit
=> reproductive structure
=> plant organ
=> plant part, plant structure
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun grain
3 of 7 senses of grain
Sense 3
grain, metric grain
PART OF: decigram, dg
PART OF: carat
PART OF: gram, gramme, gm, g
PART OF: dekagram, decagram, dkg, dag
PART OF: hectogram, hg
PART OF: kilogram, kg, kilo
PART OF: myriagram, myg
PART OF: centner
PART OF: hundredweight, metric hundredweight, doppelzentner, centner
PART OF: quintal
PART OF: metric ton, MT, tonne, t
Sense 4
grain
PART OF: pennyweight
PART OF: ounce, troy ounce, apothecaries' ounce
PART OF: troy pound, apothecaries' pound
PART OF: scruple
PART OF: dram, drachm, drachma
PART OF: ounce, troy ounce, apothecaries' ounce
PART OF: troy pound, apothecaries' pound
Sense 5
grain
PART OF: dram
PART OF: ounce, oz.
PART OF: pound, lb
PART OF: stone
PART OF: quarter
PART OF: hundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal
PART OF: short ton, ton, net ton
PART OF: kiloton
PART OF: megaton
PART OF: quarter
PART OF: hundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal
PART OF: short ton, ton, net ton
PART OF: kiloton
PART OF: megaton
Grep of noun grain
angoumois grain moth
feed grain
food grain
grain
grain alcohol
grain field
grain merchant
grain moth
grain sorghum
grainfield
grainger
graininess
graining
grains of paradise
grainy club
grainy club mushrooms
grosgrain
horse grain
metric grain
rice-grain fritillary
seed grain
two-grain spelt
wood grain
woodgrain
Antonyms of verb grain
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb grain
4 senses of grain
Sense 1
ingrain, grain
=> penetrate, perforate
=> enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
Sense 2
grain
=> paint
=> coat, surface
=> cover
Sense 3
granulate, grain
=> form
=> change
Sense 4
granulate, grain
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb grain
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb grain
4 senses of grain
Sense 1
ingrain, grain
=> penetrate, perforate
Sense 2
grain
=> paint
Sense 3
granulate, grain
=> form
Sense 4
granulate, grain
=> change shape, change form, deform
'Cause To' of verb grain
1 of 4 senses of grain
Sense 3
granulate, grain
=> granulate, grain
Derived Forms of verb grain
3 of 4 senses of grain
Sense 2
grain
RELATED TO>(noun) grain#1
=> grain
RELATED TO>(noun) grain#7
=> grain
RELATED TO>(noun) graining#1
=> graining, woodgraining
Sense 3
granulate, grain
RELATED TO>(noun) grain#1
=> grain
Sense 4
granulate, grain
RELATED TO>(noun) grain#1
=> grain
Domain of verb grain
Domain Terms of verb grain
Familiarity of verb grain
grain used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb grain
4 senses of grain
Sense 1
ingrain, grain
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
grain
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
granulate, grain
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
granulate, grain
*> Something ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb grain
4 senses of grain
Sense 1
ingrain, grain
> penetrate, perforate
=> probe, dig into, poke into
=> cut
=> interpenetrate, permeate
=> strike
=> break
=> foray
=> poke into
=> sneak in, creep in
=> permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle
=> honeycomb
=> pierce
=> pierce, thrust
=> pierce
=> tunnel
=> percolate, sink in, permeate, filter
=> ingrain, grain
=> immerse, plunge
=> storm, force
=> ooze through
Sense 2
grain
> paint
=> grain
=> repaint
=> airbrush
=> prime, ground, undercoat
Sense 3
granulate, grain
> form
=> constellate
=> culminate
=> granulate, grain
=> conglobate, conglobe
=> bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump
=> brecciate
=> reticulate
=> flake
=> head
=> bead
Sense 4
granulate, grain
> change shape, change form, deform
=> roll
=> granulate, grain
=> bulge, pouch, protrude
=> sharpen, taper, point
=> roll up, furl
=> flatten, flatten out
=> draw
=> deform
=> dinge, batter
=> twist, twine, distort
=> flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> bend, flex
=> unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend
=> start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb grain
Sense 1
ingrain, grain
=> penetrate, perforate
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Sense 2
grain
=> paint
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Sense 3
granulate, grain
=> form
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Sense 4
granulate, grain
=> change shape, change form, deform
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Grep of verb grain
grain
ingrain
Grep of adj grain
grainy
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