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grain

grain
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • graangewas
  • 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"

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grain
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • grein
  • a relatively small granular particle of a substance
"a grain of sand"
"a grain of sugar"

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grain
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • korrel
  • a relatively small granular particle of a substance
"a grain of sand"
"a grain of sugar"

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grain
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
    "sand of a fine grain"
    "a stone of coarse grain"

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    grain
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • the smallest possible unit of anything
      "there was a grain of truth in what he said"
      "he does not have a grain of sense"

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      grain
      Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • nerf
      • 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"

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      grain
      Zelfstandig naamwoord
        • a cereal grass
        "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"

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        grain
        Zelfstandig naamwoord
        • korrelstructuur, grein
        • 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"

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        grain
        Zelfstandig naamwoord
          • the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

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          grain
          Zelfstandig naamwoord
            • a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

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            grain
            Zelfstandig naamwoord
              • 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

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              grain
              Zelfstandig naamwoord
                • 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

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                grain
                Zelfstandig naamwoord
                • graanvrucht, graanvruchten
                • dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

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                grain
                Zelfstandig naamwoord
                • veldvrucht
                • foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

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                grain
                Zelfstandig naamwoord
                • grein
                • foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

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                grain
                Zelfstandig naamwoord
                • graan, koren
                • dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

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                to grain
                Werkwoord
                  • thoroughly work in
                  "His hands were grained with dirt"

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

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                    to grain
                    Werkwoord
                    • korrelen, verkorrelen
                    • become granular

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                    to grain
                    Werkwoord
                      • form into grains

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                      Voorbeeldzinnen

                      1. He deals in grain.
                      2. Mr Tatuya deals in grain.
                      3. Tom prefers whole-grain cereals.
                      4. Rye was called the grain of poverty.
                      5. They export grain to many countries.
                      6. Waste not a single grain of rice!
                      7. We import grain from the United States.
                      8. Every rumour contains a grain of truth.
                      9. We import grain from Canada every year.
                      10. He didn't have a grain of courage.
                      11. It goes against the grain with me.
                      12. They have plenty of grain in store.
                      13. The peasant scattered the seeds of grain.
                      14. Farmers sow grain seeds in spring.
                      15. Make sure you cut the board against the grain.