A small, dry, one-seeded fruit of a cereal grass, having the fruit and the seed walls united: a single grain of wheat; gleaned the grains from the ground one at a time. Also called caryopsis.
The fruits of cereal grasses especially after having been harvested, considered as a group: The grain was stored in a silo.
A cereal grass: Wheat is a grain grown in Kansas.
Cereal grasses considered as a group: Grain is grown along the river.
A relatively small discrete particulate or crystalline mass: a grain of sand.
A small amount or the smallest amount possible: hasn't a grain of sense.
The side of a hide or piece of leather from which the hair or fur has been removed.
The pattern or markings on this side of leather.
Basic temperament or nature; disposition.
An essential quality or characteristic.
A cereal grass: Wheat is a grain grown in Kansas.
Cereal grasses considered as a group: Grain is grown along the river.
A relatively small discrete particulate or crystalline mass: a grain of sand.
A small amount or the smallest amount possible: hasn't a grain of sense.
The side of a hide or piece of leather from which the hair or fur has been removed.
The pattern or markings on this side of leather.
Basic temperament or nature; disposition.
An essential quality or characteristic.
A relatively small discrete particulate or crystalline mass: a grain of sand.
A small amount or the smallest amount possible: hasn't a grain of sense.
The side of a hide or piece of leather from which the hair or fur has been removed.
The pattern or markings on this side of leather.
Basic temperament or nature; disposition.
An essential quality or characteristic.
Aerospace A mass of solid propellant.
Abbr. gr. A unit of weight in the U.S. Customary System, an avoirdupois unit equal to 0.002285 ounce (0.065 gram). See Table at measurement.
The arrangement, direction, or pattern of the fibrous tissue in wood.
The side of a hide or piece of leather from which the hair or fur has been removed.
The pattern or markings on this side of leather.
Basic temperament or nature; disposition.
An essential quality or characteristic.
The pattern produced, as in stone, by the arrangement of particulate constituents.
The relative size of the particles composing a substance or pattern: a coarse grain.
A painted, stamped, or printed design that imitates the pattern found in wood, leather, or stone.
The direction or texture of fibers in a woven fabric.
A state of fine crystallization.
Basic temperament or nature; disposition.
An essential quality or characteristic.
Archaic Color; tint.
v.
grained, grain·ing, grains
v.
tr.
To cause to form into grains; granulate.
To paint, stamp, or print with a design imitating the grain of wood, leather, or stone.
To give a granular or rough texture to.
To remove the hair or fur from (hides) in preparation for tanning.
v.
intr. To form grains.
[Middle English, from Old French graine, from Latin grānum; see gə-no- in Indo-European roots.] grain'er n.
gram 1 (grām) n.
Abbr. g or gm. or gr. A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a kilogram. See Table at measurement.
[French gramme, from Late Latin gramma, a small weight, from Greek, something written, small weight; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]
gross (grōs) adj.
gross·er, gross·est
Exclusive of deductions; total: gross profits. See Synonyms at whole.
Unmitigated in any way; utter: gross incompetence.
Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude: "It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross"(Thomas H. Huxley).
Offensive; disgusting.
Lacking sensitivity or discernment; unrefined:
Carnal; sensual.
Overweight; corpulent.
Dense; profuse.
Glaringly obvious: gross injustice. See Synonyms at flagrant.
Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude: "It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross"(Thomas H. Huxley).
Offensive; disgusting.
Lacking sensitivity or discernment; unrefined:
Carnal; sensual.
Overweight; corpulent.
Dense; profuse.
Overweight; corpulent.
Dense; profuse.
Broad; general: the gross outlines of a plan.
n.
pl.gross·es The entire body or amount, as of income, before necessary deductions have been made.
pl.gross Abbr. gr. or gro. A group of 144 items; 12 dozen.
tr.v.
grossed, gross·ing, gross·es To earn as a total income or profit before deductions. Phrasal Verb(s): gross out Slang To fill with disgust; nauseate: "The trick in making a family film . . . is finding ways to interest grown-ups without boring, confusing, or grossing out the younger set"(Christian Science Monitor).
[Middle English, large, from Old French gros, from Late Latin grossus, thick. N., sense 2, Middle English grosse, from Old French grosse (douzain), large (dozen), feminine of gros.] gross'er n., gross'ly adv., gross'ness n.