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
lead (someone) down the garden path
to deceive someone
The young woman was leading her boyfriend down the garden path when she promised to marry him.