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What (who) is grains - definition

SMALL, HARD, DRY SEED USED AS FOOD; MAY BE GROUND INTO FLOUR

Grains; Grains (agronomic); Food grains; Organic grain; Food grain; Grain farming

Grains

·noun ·pl ·see 5th Grain, ·noun, 2 (b).

II. Grains ·noun Pigeon's dung used in tanning. ·see Grainer. ·noun, 1.

GRAIN

A pictorial query language. ["Pictorial Information Systems", S.K. Chang et al eds, Springer 1980]. (1995-01-23)

grain

¦ noun

1. wheat or other cultivated cereal used as food.

a single seed or fruit of a cereal.

2. a small, hard particle of a substance such as sand.

a discrete particle or crystal in a metal, igneous rock, etc.

3. the smallest unit of weight in the troy and avoirdupois systems, equal to 1/5760 of a pound troy and 1/7000 of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 0.0648 grams).

the smallest possible amount: there wasn't a grain of truth in what he said.

4. the longitudinal arrangement of fibres in wood, paper, etc.

the texture of wood, stone, etc.

5. the rough or wrinkled outer surface of leather.

6. a grainy appearance of a photograph or negative.

7. historical kermes or cochineal, or dye made from either of these.

¦ verb

1. give a rough surface or texture to.

2. form into grains.

3. [usu. as noun graining] paint in imitation of the grain of wood or marble.

4. remove hair from (a hide).

Phrases

against the grain contrary to one's nature or instinct.

Derivatives

-grained adjective

grainer noun

grainless adjective

Origin

ME: from OFr. grain, from L. granum; sense 3 arose because the weight was orig. equivalent to that of a grain of wheat.

Wikipedia

Grain

A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legumes.

After being harvested, dry grains are more durable than other staple foods, such as starchy fruits (plantains, breadfruit, etc.) and tubers (sweet potatoes, cassava, and more). This durability has made grains well suited to industrial agriculture, since they can be mechanically harvested, transported by rail or ship, stored for long periods in silos, and milled for flour or pressed for oil. Thus, the grain market is a major global commodity market that includes crops such as maize, rice, soybeans, wheat and other grains.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain

Examples of use of grains

1. The recommendation for grains is that at least half of your servings each day be whole grains.

2. "People are realizing there‘s a benefit to eating a diversity of grains _ and these grains have some incredible nutritional properties," said Carole Fenster, an author of numerous cookbooks that incorporate wheat–free grains.

3. "But BBC weather forecasters may be confusing the public by talking about snow grains." Snow grains are smaller and flatter than normal hail.

4. "The export of indigenous grains, including the staple grains, like teff, maize, sorghum and wheat will be suspended indefinitely," the Ministry of Trade and Industry said.

5. The International Grains Council left its coarse grains forecast unchanged in June‘s monthly report, in spite of concerns sparked by a dry pattern in the US.