Plural of grain
regular plural
The plural of grain is grains.
Forms of grain
| Singular | grain /ɡɹeɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | grains /ɡɹeɪnz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Grains in a sentence
- grains of oat
- The reasons for our failure were as uncountable as the grains of sand on a beach.From the entry uncountable
- The sieve will filter out large rocks and grains of sand.From the entry filter out
- Unpolished grains that retained their outer coating were a major linchpin of his diet of whole foods.From the entry whole food
- The stars are as numberless as the grains of sand on a beach.From the entry numberless
Meaning of grain
- noun The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice.
- noun Similar seeds from any food crop, e.g., buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa.
- noun A single seed of a food crop, especially a cereal grass crop.
Questions about the plural of grain
- What is the plural of grain?
- The plural of grain is grains.
- Is grain countable?
- Grain is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: grain (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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