to grain
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7.9
- verb
- /ɡreɪn/
Examples
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Should I grain the first ten off the top of the stack in the suitcase?
Fiction book (1990) -
As the artist began to grain the wood, the texture of the surface started to resemble a natural pattern.
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Before staining the furniture, you need to grain the surface to enhance its appearance.
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He decided to grain the canvas to prepare it for the next layer of paint.
Synonyms
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7.1
To make something into small grains like sugar
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9.9
To make something into small hard grains or crystals
Idioms
- Informal
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7.4
To do something very different from what most people expect or usually do
Compounds
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2.7
A grain that still has all its natural parts, like the outer layer and soft inside
- Specialized
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4.6
Pure alcohol made by heating fermented grain, used in medicine, as a solvent or fuel additive
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3.0
The lines and patterns you see on the surface of wood that its long thin parts make
- Specialized
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6.1
A tall plant grown for small edible seeds used for food or animal feed
- Specialized
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4.8
A machine that removes dirt and small stones from grain before storage or sale
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
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 Granular
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grain as a verb comes from the noun grain and means to form many small hard bits, like when something breaks into tiny 'seeds'. So if a mixture 'grains', it is turning into small particles.