grain

[ greyn ]
/ greɪn /

noun

verb (used with object)

Idioms for grain

    against the/one's grain, in opposition to one's temper, inclination, or character: Haggling always went against her grain.
    with a grain of salt. salt1(def 24).

Origin of grain

1250–1300; Middle English grain, grein < Old French grain < Latin grānum seed, grain; see corn1

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British Dictionary definitions for grain

grain
/ (ɡreɪn) /

noun

verb (mainly tr)

Derived forms of grain

grainer, noun grainless, adjective

Word Origin for grain

C13: from Old French, from Latin grānum

Medical definitions for grain

grain
[ grān ]

n.

A small, dry, one-seeded fruit of a cereal grass, having the fruit and the seed walls united.
The fruits of cereal grasses especially after having been harvested, considered as a group.
A relatively small discrete particulate or crystalline mass.
A unit of weight in the US Customary System, an avoirdupois unit equal to 0.002286 ounce (0.065 gram).

Scientific definitions for grain

grain
[ grān ]

See caryopsis.
A small particle of something, such as salt, pollen, or sand.
A unit of weight in the US Customary System, equal to 21000 of an ounce (0.07 gram). See Table at measurement.

Idioms and Phrases with grain

grain

see against the grain; with a grain of salt.