Grain - English meaning

noun

A grain used for food, for example wheat, maize, or rye.

Usage examples:

The inclusion rates of finely ground feed should be kept to a minimum (for example, ground cereals,…

noun

A food made from grain that is eaten esp. for breakfast

Usage examples:

[ u ] do you want cereal or eggs?, [ c ] wheat, rice, and corn are cereals.

noun

A plant that is grown to produce grain

Usage examples:

Cereal crops

noun

Cloth or other material produced by weaving or knitting fibres.

Usage examples:

Heavy cream fabric

noun

Cloth or woven material, or a type of this material

Usage examples:

[ u ] cotton fabric, [ c ] wash delicate fabrics by hand., extreme social activism might rip apart …

noun

Cloth

Usage examples:

Consumers are demanding lighter, easy-to-care-for fabrics., competition from overseas fabric produc…

verb

Be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched.

Usage examples:

She felt someone touch her shoulder

noun

An act of touching something to examine it.

Usage examples:

I let him have a feel of my hair and kept saying ‘it's a bit of a shock, isn't it?’ (must have been…

verb

Be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state

noun

A thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed.

Usage examples:

The basket comes lined with natural coco fibres

noun

A thread-like part made from plants or artificial material which can be made into products

Usage examples:

Natural fibres such as cotton tend to be cooler., artificial/man-made/synthetic fibre(s), they use …

noun

Any of the thread-like parts that form plant or artificial material and can be made into cloth

Usage examples:

The fibres are woven into fabric.

verb

Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.

Usage examples:

They were straining to finish the job

noun

An end or final part or stage of something.

Usage examples:

A bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal

verb

To come to an end

Usage examples:

[ i ] the meeting should finish at four o’clock., [ t ] if you’ll let me finish my sentence, i’ll e…

noun

The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.

Usage examples:

Tropical fruits such as mangoes and papaya

verb

(of a tree or other plant) produce fruit.

Usage examples:

The trees fruit very early

noun

An edible and usually sweet product of a plant or tree that contains seeds or a pit (= large hard seed)

Usage examples:

[ c ] we eat a lot of fruits and vegetables at our house., [ u ] i usually eat a piece of fresh fru…

noun

Corn that is ground to make flour.

Usage examples:

The reintroduction of a deeply resented tax on grist in the former papal provinces of emilia and ro…

noun

Anything that can be used to your advantage

Usage examples:

I might as well learn another language, it's all grist to the mill when it comes to getting a job.

noun

A softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its shell.

Usage examples:

The kernel of a walnut

noun

The edible part of a nut that is inside the shell, or the whole seed of a grain plant

Usage examples:

Fig. there’s a kernel of truth in what he said (= some small part of it is true).

noun

The part of a nut that is inside the shell and can be eaten

verb

Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day.

Usage examples:

She took to napping on the beach in the afternoons

noun

A short sleep, especially during the day.

Usage examples:

Excuse me, i'll just take a little nap

noun

The raised hairs or threads on the surface of fabric or suede leather, in terms of the direction in which they naturally lie.

Usage examples:

Carefully machine the seam, following the direction of the nap

noun

A repeated decorative design.

Usage examples:

A neat blue herringbone pattern

verb

Decorate with a repeated design.

Usage examples:

He was sitting on a soft carpet patterned in rich colours

noun

A particular way in which something is done or organized, or in which something happens

Usage examples:

Our weather pattern comes from the northwest., a whole variety of behavior patterns affect infants.…

noun

The unit of reproduction of a flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant.

Usage examples:

Cut open the peppers and remove the seeds

verb

Sow (land) with seeds.

Usage examples:

The shoreline is seeded with a special grass

noun

A small, usually hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow

Usage examples:

A good defense lawyer knows how to plant these little seeds of doubt in the minds of jurors., we se…

noun

The outside part or uppermost layer of something.

Usage examples:

The earth's surface

adjective

Relating to or found on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

Surface layers

verb

Rise or come up to the surface of the water or the ground.

Usage examples:

He surfaced from his dive

noun

The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or substance.

Usage examples:

Skin texture and tone

verb

Give (something) a rough or uneven texture.

Usage examples:

The artist textures the paper with scalpel blades

noun

The quality of something that can be known by touch, or the degree to which something is rough or smooth or soft or hard

Usage examples:

[ u ] wall hangings add texture to a room., [ c ] she uses unique colors and textures in her painti…

verb

Form (fabric or a fabric item) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them.

Usage examples:

Textiles woven from linen or wool

noun

A particular style or manner in which something is woven.

Usage examples:

Cloth of a very fine weave

verb

Twist and turn from side to side while moving somewhere in order to avoid obstructions.

Usage examples:

He had to weave his way through the crowds