grain — meaning in English

English meaning

• bead noun A small, often round piece of glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through it, used for jewellery or decoration.
• grain noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
• kernel noun The soft, edible part inside a nut or seed, once the hard shell or husk is removed.
• squall noun A sudden, brief, and violent storm, often with strong winds and rain or snow.

Senses

grain is used for these senses in English:

• bead Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster. [from 14thc.]
• kernel (botany) A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.
• squall (often, nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.

bead — full definition

1. noun A small, often round piece of glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through it, used for jewellery or decoration.
2. noun A small drop of liquid, such as sweat or condensation.
3. noun One of the small balls on a rosary, used for counting prayers.

grain — full definition

1. noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
2. noun A single small hard particle, such as a grain of sand or salt.
3. noun The natural pattern of lines or texture in wood, stone, or other materials.
4. noun A very small unit of weight, historically based on the weight of a grain of wheat.

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