grain
Wood's natural pattern
Two main meanings of grain inspire nearly all uses of the word.
One is to designate a small, hard seed that might be used as food (grain of rice) or something resembling that (grain of sand).
The other denotes the pattern in a surface, especially of wood, where the grain means the general direction in which fibers are oriented.
Something that goes against the grain is contrary to what is wanted or expected.
A grain of truth or some other thing is a very small but meaningful quantity of it.
Leavened flour product
polenta · couscous · tortillas · noodles · risotto · chapati · injera · grits
Fine rock particles
- saltSodium chloride compound
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- speckMinute visible particle
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
powder · sediment · grit · dust · pollen · kernel · pellet · bead
Winged flying vehicle
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- sandingFriction-smoothing a surface
- finishBring to completion
- veneerDecorative outer layer
hardwood · softwood · planing · figured · quartersawn · burl · knot
Extracting grain from stalks
- reapingCutting crops for collection
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- sickleCurved hand-held harvesting blade
- scytheManual crop-cutting implement
sheaf · chaff · winnowing · silo · bushel · yield · crop · gleaning
Natural pattern in lumber
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- weaveInterlace strands into fabric
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
roughness · smoothness · direction · streaks · lines · veining · figure · striations
Precious metals weight standard
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- measureUnit of quantity
- unitIndividual part or measure
- scrupleMoral doubt or hesitation
dram · pennyweight · carat · milligram · metric
wheat
Cereal crop for flour
rice · corn · millet · sorghum · spelt · buckwheat · quinoa · amaranth · farro · kamut
bread
Leavened flour product
rice · polenta · couscous · tortillas · noodles · risotto · chapati · injera · grits · congee
sand
Fine rock particles
crystal · powder · sediment · grit · dust · pollen · kernel · pellet · bead · morsel
plane
Winged flying vehicle
veneer · hardwood · softwood · planing · figured · quartersawn · burl · knot
threshing
Extracting grain from stalks
- reapingCutting crops for collection
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- sickleCurved hand-held harvesting blade
scythe · sheaf · chaff · winnowing · silo · bushel · yield · crop · gleaning · flail
woodgrain
Natural pattern in lumber
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- weaveInterlace strands into fabric
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
surface · roughness · smoothness · direction · streaks · lines · veining · figure · striations · markings
troy
Precious metals weight standard
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- measureUnit of quantity
- unitIndividual part or measure
- farmingfarm, farms, farmer, farmers, crop
- food productionfarming, cheese making, crops, wine production, livestock
- farm lifefarm, farmer, farmers, farming, barn
- woodworkingwoodworking, wood, saw, hammer, drill
- highway cargolumber, steel, fuel, cars, livestock
- medieval provisionsvenison, game birds, wine, mead, ale
- grain of saltSkepticism about claims
- against the grainContrary to natural tendency
- whole grainCereal with intact seed
- grain elevatorsTall crop storage structures
- with a grain of saltWith reserved belief
- grain of truthSmall accurate element within
grains, granite, grainy, ingrained, granular, granule, grained, ingrain, granary