gr

Noun

grain (countable and uncountable, plural grains)

1. (uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice.
   • Near-synonym: corn (broad sense, maize and others)

   Synonyms:

   cereal, corn

2. (uncountable) Similar seeds from any food crop, e.g., buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa.
   • Near-synonym: corn (broad sense, maize and others)

   Synonyms:

   corn

3. (countable) A single seed of a food crop, especially a cereal grass crop.
   • a grain of wheat

   Synonyms:

   corn

4. The crops from which grain is harvested.
   • The fields were planted with grain.
5. (uncountable) A linear texture of a material or surface.
   • Cut along the grain of the wood.
6. (countable) A single particle of a substance.
   • a grain of sand

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Noun (1)

gram (plural grams)

1. A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
   • Holonyms: kilogram < megagram < gigagram

Noun (2)

gram (countable and uncountable, plural grams)

1. A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.
   • The next class of farinaceous foods are the Pulses, as peas, beans, and lentils of this country, and the dholls and grams of India.1870, Henry Letheby, On Food, page 22
2. (uncountable) The seeds of these plants.

Noun (3)

gram (plural grams)

1. (colloquial) Grandmother.

Noun (4)

gram (plural grams)

1. (dated) A gramophone recording.

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