(n): (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
(n): foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
(n): a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
(n): the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
(n): an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
(n): a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
(n): a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
(n): 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
(n): any of the unit of the troy system of weights
(n): any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
(n): 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
(n): any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
(n): dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
(n): a small hard fruit
(n): a cereal grass
(n): grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
(n): the smallest possible unit of anything
(n): the property of having a relatively small size
(n): the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
(n): the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality
(n): the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
(n): the way in which someone or something is composed
(v): thoroughly work in
(v): pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
(v): paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
(v): apply paint to; coat with paint
(v): form into grains
(v): assume a form or shape
(v): become granular
(v): assume a different shape or form
