Synonym: bit, character, disposition, fiber, finish, nature, particle, plant, seed, speck, temper, tendency, texture. Similar words: grains, grained, migraine, rain, drain, rainy, brain, train. Meaning: [greɪn] 
n. 1. a small hard particle 2. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses 3. a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat 4. 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams 5. 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams 6. dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn 7. the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric. v. 1. thoroughly work in 2. paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood 3. form into grains 4. become granular.
n. 1. a small hard particle 2. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses 3. a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat 4. 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams 5. 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams 6. dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn 7. the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric. v. 1. thoroughly work in 2. paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood 3. form into grains 4. become granular. 
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31. That big building is a barn for keeping the grain.
32. The wheat fields have nothing to say to me. And that is sad. But you have hair that is the color of gold. Think how wonderful that will be when you have tamed me! The grain, which is also golden, will bring me back the thought of you. And I shall love to listen to the wind in the wheat.
33. There isn't a grain of truth in those rumours.
34. Grain heats in a pile.
35. The little birds are picking the grain.
36. The grain store processed flour wrappers for Chinese dumplings.
37. Surplus grain is being sold for export.
38. Grain imports are controlled by strict quotas.
39. Cut the wood along the grain.
40. Cut along the grain of the wood.
41. Farmers thresh grain with threshing machines.
42. They bartered their grain for salt.
43. European countries are quite aggressive subsidizers of grain exports.
44. The grain is still milled locally.
45. Grain is used for making flour.
46. We ship grain to Africa.
47. Any shortage could push up grain prices.
48. The price of grain slightly oscillated last year.
49. The grain crop has gone down this year.
50. The soup was a mash of grain and vegetables.
51. The farmers teamed grain to market.
52. The grain store holds several thousand tonnes.
53. Bring in every single grain.
54. Stores of grain are frequently attacked by pests(Sentencedict.com),[sentencedict.com] especially rats.
55. That is a drop of grain sacks from an aircraft to the hungry people on the island.
56. They dismounted, tied up their horses and gave them the grain they had brought.
57. The chicken will peck up all the grain that you throw on the ground.
58. Privatisation goes against the grain of their principle of opposition to private ownership of industry.
59. There was a gradual downtrend in the price of grain.
60. With its storehouses bursting with grain,the farm had to build more granaries.