Phrase Hound found 84 phrases and 46 compound words that contain grain. The most common are listed below. Open grain in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 84
- against the grainPreventing a smooth, level surface from being formed by raising the nap of the wood or causing larger splinters to form ahead of the cutting tool below the cutting surface.
- grain sizeThe size of a grain (particle) in a sediment or emulsion
- whole grainAlternative spelling of wholegrain: A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.
- Isle of GrainA near island and civil parish (served by St James, Isle of Grain Parish Council) on the eastern part of the Hoo Peninsula in Medway borough, Kent, England.
- grain of truthSynonym of kernel of truth: A core accuracy at the heart of a claim or narrative which also contains dubious or fictitious elements.
- with a grain of saltWith a little common sense and skepticism.
- grain elevatorA large structure for the storage of grain. It is more specialized than a regular granary in that it uses an elevating mechanism to hold the grain in one of many different bins, and that it is designed to fill large trucks and train cars …
- Grain CoastSynonym of Pepper Coast (“coastal area of western Africa”).
- ancient grainA grain or pseudocereal purported to be minimally changed by selective breeding over recent millennia (often used in plural and in the context of marketing)
- go against the grainTo defy convention or norms; to do something in a manner that is unusual or out of the ordinary.
- end grainThe grain of wood cut at right angles, with visible growth rings.
- grain boundaryAn internal interface that separates neighbouring misoriented single crystals in a polycrystalline solid.
- grain beetleAny of several beetles from the families Silvanidae and Laemophloeidae that infest grains and grain products.
- pollen grainA single male reproductive particle of which the pollen of a plant consists.
- puffed grainGrains that have been processed to expand (puff).
- soft-grainAlternative form of softgrain: Composed of white flour with kibbled grains added for extra texture.
- feed grainAlternative form of feedgrain: Any of the coarser grains such as corn, milo, and oats.
- grain alcoholSynonym of ethanol: A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH₃-CH₂-OH.
- grain cornSynonym of dent corn: Field corn with a high soft starch content.
- grain moonA full moon in August.
- grain sizesplural of grain size: The size of a grain (particle) in a sediment or emulsion
- grain spiritSynonym of neutral grain spirit: A high-proof, distilled alcohol that is flavorless, odorless, and colorless.
- long-grainOf rice, characterized by kernels that are approximately four to five times longer than they are wide.
- short-grainOf rice, characterized by its small, plump and rounded grains, typically shorter than 5.5 mm.
- troy grainA unit of mass, equal to 1/24 of a pennyweight or 1/480 of a troy ounce, fixed at 0.064 798 91 grams under the metric system.
Compound words 46
- granaryA storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.
- grainyResembling grains; granular.
- wholegrainA cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.
- woodgrainThe grain of wood.
- grainfieldA field where grain is grown.
- grainlessWithout grain.
- foodgraincereal (grain grown as human food)
- feedgrainAny of the coarser grains such as corn, milo, and oats.
- grainlineThe line of the warp on a piece of fabric
- intergrainBetween grains.