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GRAIN Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word grain. (exact relations)
There are 42 hypernyms of the word grain. (close relations)
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atom
nounn
noun

• (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

crumb
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a very small quantity of something

• a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

• small piece of e.g. bread or cake

verb

• coat with bread crumbs

• break into crumbs

• remove crumbs from

fragment
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a piece broken off or cut off of something else

• a broken piece of a brittle artifact

• an incomplete piece

verb

• break or cause to break into pieces

morsel
nounn
noun

• a small quantity of anything

• a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

particle
nounn
noun

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

• a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs

speck
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a very small spot

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• a slight but appreciable amount

verb

• produce specks in or on

granulate
verbv
verb

• form into grains

• become granular

• form granulating tissue

caryopsis
nounn
noun

• dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

cereal
nounn
adjective

• made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it

noun

• grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet

• foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

• a breakfast food prepared from grain

ingrain
verbv
verb

• thoroughly work in

• produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

texture
nounn
noun

• the feel of a surface or a fabric

• the essential quality of something

• the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together

• the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality

• the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)

food grain
nounn
noun

• foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

metric grain
adjectiveadj
noun

• a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

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Alternatives for ATOM

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