GRAIN Synonyms
There are 42 hypernyms of the word grain. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| atom | nounn | |||||
noun • (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element • (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | ||||||
| crumb | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a very small quantity of something • a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible • small piece of e.g. bread or cake verb • coat with bread crumbs • break into crumbs • remove crumbs from | ||||||
| fragment | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a piece broken off or cut off of something else • a broken piece of a brittle artifact • an incomplete piece verb • break or cause to break into pieces | ||||||
| morsel | nounn | |||||
noun • a small quantity of anything • a small amount of solid food; a mouthful | ||||||
| particle | nounn | |||||
noun • (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything • a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions • a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs | ||||||
| speck | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a very small spot • (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything • a slight but appreciable amount verb • produce specks in or on | ||||||
| granulate | verbv | |||||
verb • form into grains • become granular • form granulating tissue | ||||||
| caryopsis | nounn | |||||
noun • dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn | ||||||
| cereal | nounn | |||||
adjective • made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it noun • grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet • foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses • a breakfast food prepared from grain | ||||||
| ingrain | verbv | |||||
verb • thoroughly work in • produce or try to produce a vivid impression of | ||||||
| texture | nounn | |||||
noun • the feel of a surface or a fabric • the essential quality of something • the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together • the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality • the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) | ||||||
| food grain | nounn | |||||
noun • foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses | ||||||
| metric grain | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat | ||||||
