Definition of grains

"grains" in the noun sense

1. grain

a relatively small granular particle of a substance

"a grain of sand"

"a grain of sugar"

2. grain, food grain, cereal

foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

3. grain

the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

4. grain, metric grain

a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

5. grain

1/60 dram equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

6. grain

1/7000 pound equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

7. grain, caryopsis

dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

8. grain

a cereal grass

"wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"

9. grain

the smallest possible unit of anything

"there was a grain of truth in what he said"

"he does not have a grain of sense"

10. grain

the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric

"saw the board across the grain"

11. texture, grain

the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance

"breadfruit has the same texture as bread"

"sand of a fine grain"

"fish with a delicate flavor and texture"

"a stone of coarse grain"

"grains" in the verb sense

1. ingrain, grain

thoroughly work in

"His hands were grained with dirt"

2. grain

paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

3. granulate, grain

form into grains

4. granulate, grain

become granular

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Quotations for grains

These grains of gold are not grains of wheat!
These bars of silver thou canst not eat;
These jewels and pearls and precious stones
Cannot cure the aches in thy bones,
Nor keep the feet of death one hour
From climbing the stairways of thy tower. [ Longfellow ]

Little drops of water, little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land.
Thus the little minutes, humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages of eternity. [ F. S. Osgood ]

A whole bushel of wheat is made up of single grains. [ Proverb ]

There never was in the world two opinions alike, no more than two hairs, or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity. [ Montaigne ]

His reasons are two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you shall seek all day ere you find them; and when you have them, they are not worth the search. [ William Shakespeare ]

Many do with opportunities as children do at the seashore; they fill their little hands with sand, and then let the grains fall through, one by one, till all are gone. [ Rev. T. Jones ]

The flavor of detached thoughts depends upon the conciseness of their expression: for thoughts are grains of sugar, or of salt, that must be melted in a drop of water. [ J. Petit-Senn ]

Never teach false modesty. How exquisitely absurd to teach a girl that beauty is of no value, dress of no use! Beauty is of value; her whole prospects and happiness in life may often depend upon a new gown or a becoming bonnet; if she has five grains of commonsense she will find this out. The great thing is to teach her their proper value. [ Sydney Smith ]

grains in Scrabble®

The word grains is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters grains:

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grains in Words With Friends™

The word grains is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters grains:

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Words within the letters of grains

2 letter words in grains (7 words)

3 letter words in grains (13 words)

5 letter words in grains (9 words)

6 letter words in grains (Anagrams) (2 words)

Words containing the sequence grains

Words that start with grains (1 word)

Words with grains in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving grains

Shorter words in grains

ai rain grain

in rain grain

in ins rains

ai rain rains

in rain rains

Longer words containing grains

crossgrains

multigrains

nongrains

pollengrains

ricegrains

starchgrains

wholegrains

woodgrains