n.
1.a small hard particle
2.foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
3.used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
4.1/60 dram
5.1/7000 pound
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 grain v.
1.thoroughly work in
2.paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
3.form into grains
4.become granular
Idiom of the Day
make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
to create something valuable out of something of no value
You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear and the woman is not a good singer and will probably never sing in the choir.