grains
Wheat and rice
Grains are the edible seeds of cereal plants like wheat, rice, corn, and oats—staple foods that form the foundation of diets worldwide.
The word extends to any small, hard particle resembling these seeds: grains of sand, grains of salt.
A grain is also a tiny amount: There's a grain of truth in what she says.
In woodworking and textiles, grain refers to the directional pattern of fibers: Sand with the grain, not against it.
To go against the grain is to act contrary to one's nature or prevailing expectations.
Cereal grain for porridge
- cornflakesToasted grain breakfast food
- branCereal grain husk
- muesliUncooked grain cereal
- granolaBaked oat cluster cereal
porridge · puffed rice · congee · grits · oatmeal · breakfast · milk · bowl
Milled grain powder
- yeastFermenting fungus
- sourdoughWild-yeast bread starter
- baguetteElongated crusty loaf
- pumpernickelDense German rye bread
ciabatta · focaccia · loaf · crust · toast · bagel · brioche · croissant
Tool for turning soil
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
- sowImplant in earth
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
tillage · crop rotation · farmland · agronomy · tractor · monoculture · agriculture · soil
rice
Staple cereal grain
oats · rye · sorghum · quinoa · millet · buckwheat · teff · amaranth · spelt · kamut
oats
Cereal grain for porridge
- cornflakesToasted grain breakfast food
- branCereal grain husk
- muesliUncooked grain cereal
granola · porridge · puffed rice · congee · grits · oatmeal · breakfast · milk · bowl · flakes
flour
Milled grain powder
pumpernickel · ciabatta · focaccia · loaf · crust · toast · bagel · brioche · croissant · naan
plow
Tool for turning soil
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
- sowImplant in earth
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
fertilizer · tillage · crop rotation · farmland · agronomy · tractor · monoculture · agriculture · soil · planting
threshing
Extracting grain from stalks
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- reapingCutting crops for collection
- sickleCurved hand-held harvesting blade
scythe · sheaf · winnowing · chaff · glean · bushel · bin · drying · milling · hulling
coarse
Rough in texture
crumbly · mealy · rough · floury · powdery · whole · cracked · rolled · flaked · ground
- food termsprotein, carbohydrate, flavor, fat, taste
- foodstuffsfruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, poultry
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- child nutritionbaby food, balanced diet, balanced meals, breakfast, calcium
- ingestiblesfood, drinks, beverages, medications, pills
- dry goodscoffee beans, spices, salt, sugar, wheat
- 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
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