grain - Meaning in Malayalam

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grain - Meaning in Malayalam

grain Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of grain in English

grain noun

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

   Synonyms

   texture

   Examples

   • "a stone of coarse grain"
   • "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"
   • "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"
   • "sand of a fine grain"
2. the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric

   Example

   • "saw the board across the grain"
3. the smallest possible unit of anything

   Examples

   • "he does not have a grain of sense"
   • "there was a grain of truth in what he said"
4. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

   Synonyms

   cereal, food grain

5. a relatively small granular particle of a substance

   Examples

   • "a grain of sand"
   • "a grain of sugar"
6. a cereal grass

   Example

   • "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
7. dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

   Synonyms

   caryopsis

8. 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
9. 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
10. a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

    Synonyms

    metric grain

11. the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

grain verb

1. become granular

   Synonyms

   granulate

2. form into grains

   Synonyms

   granulate

3. paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
4. thoroughly work in

   Synonyms

   ingrain

   Example

   • "His hands were grained with dirt"

Synonyms of grain

• texture
• cereal, food grain
• caryopsis
• metric grain
• granulate
• granulate
• ingrain

Description

A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legumes.

മനുഷ്യരുടേയോ മൃഗങ്ങളുടെയോ ഭക്ഷണാവശ്യങ്ങൾക്കുതകുന്ന തോടോ ഫലകവചമോ ഉള്ളതോ ഇല്ലാത്തതോ ആയ ചെറുതും ഉറപ്പുള്ളതും വരണ്ടതുമായ സസ്യവിത്തുക്കളെയാണ് ധാന്യങ്ങൾ എന്നു വിളിക്കുന്നത്. കർഷകരും കാർഷിക സാമ്പത്തിക വിദഗ്ദ്ധരും ഇത്തരം വിത്തുകൾ ഉല്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന സസ്യങ്ങളെ ധാന്യവിളകൾ എന്നു വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.

Also see "Grain" on Wikipedia

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