grain
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4.3
- noun
- /ɡreɪn/
:
veta
- You can clearly see the beautiful grain in this piece of oak furniture.
- fine grain
- grain pattern
- end grain
You can see the grain in all of the different planks.
- You can see the grain in all of the different planks.
- Is it the same material, same wood, right, same grain, as much as they can and put it in.
- And then because the the weak point in timber is, is the of grain, that's what I'm looking for.
Examples
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I just tend to try and make my grain align with the main direction.
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It's amazing it survived at all, but look at the grain, though.
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You see this grain, and how beautiful it is?
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Although the surface appears... to be very fine grain as you get close to it.
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You can see the grain in all of the different planks.
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So we're going to lay the stripe along the grain parallel to the grain.
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I love the gleam of the somber wood, its grain the current in a midnight river.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her face was as finely lined as the grain in maple wood, and about the same color.
Fiction book (1991) -
His blades touched it, scraped it, shaping and sawing across a grain so fine it was almost invisible.
Fiction book (1997) -
When sanding the wood, always work with the grain to achieve a smooth finish.
Synonyms
114
3.4
The way a surface feels and looks, for example smooth or rough
2
3.0
The lines and patterns you see on the surface of wood that its long thin parts make
1
4.5
Lines and patterns on wood that show the direction of its fibres
A surface that looks like the lines in wood
Idioms
- Informal
8
7.4
To do something very different from what most people expect or usually do
Compounds
23
2.7
A grain that still has all its natural parts, like the outer layer and soft inside
- Specialized
2
4.6
Pure alcohol made by heating fermented grain, used in medicine, as a solvent or fuel additive
2
3.0
The lines and patterns you see on the surface of wood that its long thin parts make
- Specialized
1
6.1
A tall plant grown for small edible seeds used for food or animal feed
A small moth whose larvae eat stored grains like wheat or corn and damage them
- Specialized
A unit of weight that equals 50 milligrams or 1/4 carat used for pearls and diamonds
- Specialized
A machine that removes dirt and small stones from grain before storage or sale
A small plant from northwestern North America with green and purple bell-shaped flowers
- Specialized
A hard red wheat grown in Russia and Germany used mostly to feed farm animals
How Grainy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grain was also used for the lines and texture in wood and leather because those lines look like rows of small bits, like 'seeds'. So the grain of wood tells you the direction and texture of its fibers.