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grain

Grain is a 5 letter word which starts with the letter G and ends with the letter N for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(v. & n.) See Groan.
(n.) A single small hard seed; a kernel especially of those plants like wheat whose seeds are used for food.
(n.) The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man as corn wheat rye oats etc. or the plants themselves; -- used collectively.
(n.) Any small hard particle as of sand sugar salt etc.; hence any minute portion or particle; as a grain of gunpowder of pollen of starch of sense of wit etc.
(n.) The unit of the English system of weights; -- so called because considered equal to the average of grains taken from the middle of the ears of wheat. 7000 grains constitute the pound avoirdupois and 5760 grains the pound troy. A grain is equal to .0648 gram. See Gram.

Syllable Information

The word grain is a 5 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for grain is: grain


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