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grains
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1
noun
Small
,
hard
seeds
of
cereal
plants
such
as
wheat
,
rice
,
or
corn
,
used
as
food
Whole
grains
are
healthier
than
refined
flour
.
The
farmer
stored
the
grains
in
a
dry
silo
.
Birds
pecked
at
the
grains
on
the
ground
.
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2
noun
Very
small
separate
pieces
of
something
A
few
grains
of
sand
got
into
my
shoe
.
She
added
two
grains
of
salt
to
the
sample
.
The
table
was
covered
with
tiny
grains
of
sugar
.
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3
noun
(
geology
)
Small
particles
that
make
up
rocks
Under
the
microscope
,
the
rock
showed
grains
of
quartz
and
feldspar
.
The
size
of
the
grains
helps
geologists
describe
the
rock
.
This
sandstone
is
made
of
grains
pressed
together
over
time
.
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Idioms & expressions
take
something
with
a
grain
of
salt
,
To
hear
something
with
some
doubt
and
not
believe
it
completely
right
away
Word Origin
Language
Old French, from Latin
Original word
grain, from grānum
Originally meant
a
seed
,
especially
a
small
seed
of
cereal
plants
Background
The
word
came
into
English
through
Old
French
from
Latin
grānum
.
It
first
referred
to
a
seed
,
and
later
widened
to
mean
any
tiny
particle
that
looks
like
one
.
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