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I . grain [greɪn] N

1. grain (smallest piece):

2. grain no pl (cereal):

II . grain [greɪn] VB trans

1. grain (granulate):

2. grain (remove hair from):

Usage examples with grains

grains of sand

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The first sovereigns were of 23-carat (95.83%) gold and weighed 240 grains, or half a troy ounce.
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The friction created by moving soil or sand grains and multiple tiny air gaps makes sandbags an efficient dissipator of explosive blast.
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The first one for food grains, the second for cloth and items such as ghee, oil and sugar.
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For understandability, hardness ordinarily is expressed in grains of hardness per gallon of water (gpg).
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The basal conglomerates are made up of hard sandstone which contains angular grains.
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Coarsely ground grains, cereals, dried fruits, and herbs are common items the moths have been known to infest.
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The initiative strives to increase access to healthy foods such as produce, dairy, nonperishable fruits and vegetables, grains, and meat available to children in situations of food insecurity and hunger.
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The meteorite itself exploded and disrupted into thousands of fragments ranging in size from minute grains of mm-seized up to several centimeters.
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Some reorientation and texture development will occur as the grains move during deformation.
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His drug use was revealed as having been one-and-a-half grains of phenobarbital and three quarts of lab alcohol.
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