grain synonyms

grain

n.

  1. Seeds of domesticated grasses

    cereal, cereals, corn (British), small grain, seed, maize.

    Varieties of grain include: rice, wheat, oats, barley, corn, rye, millet.

  2. A particle

    speck, pellet, fragment; see bit 1.

  3. Character imparted by fiber

    texture, warp and woof, striation, tendency, fabric, staple, tissue, weft, current, direction, tooth, nap.

against the grain*

disturbing, irritating, bothersome, contrary; see offensive 2.

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