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grains

/ɡɹeɪnz/

grains noun: pigeons' dung used in tanning. See grainer. Also the plural of grain.

Noun

grains pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Pigeons' dung used in tanning. See grainer.

Also used as

grains is also the plural of grain.

grains is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of grain.

grains meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Telugu

grains in Tamil

தானியங்கள்

grains in Marathi

धान्ये

grains in Urdu

دانے

grains in Telugu

ధాన్యాలు
More languagesFewer languages
grains in Malayalam
ധാന്യങ്ങൾ
grains in Kannada
ಧಾನ್ಯಗಳು, ಧಾನ್ಯಗಳ

Origin of grains

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Phrases with grains

1 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with grains

22 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about grains

What does grains mean?
Grains means pigeons' dung used in tanning. See grainer.
What is grains in Tamil?
Grains in Tamil is தானியங்கள். See Grains meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is grains?
Grains is a noun.
How do you pronounce grains?
Grains is pronounced /ɡɹeɪnz/.

Words near grains in the dictionary

  1. grainless
  2. grainlessness
  3. grainlike
  4. grainline
  5. grainlines
  6. grains
  7. grains of paradise
  8. grains of truth
  9. grains up
  10. grainsize
  11. grainsizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: grains (page history and authors); grains (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); grains (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); grains (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); grains (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); grains (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); grains (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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