grain

noun

ˈgrān How to pronounce grain (audio)
Definition of grainnext
1
as in speck
a very small piece just give me a grain of information about what to expect on the program

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2
as in temper
one's characteristic attitude or mood cheating, even on my income taxes, goes against my grain

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Recent Examples of grain Low-Fiber Breakfast Cereals Many cold cereals are made from refined grains that are processed into small flakes or puffs. — Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 19 Aug. 2026 These are small to large grasslands usually sprinkled with wetlands (glacial potholes) and set amid private farmland, which supplies the grain. — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026 It is made with full-grain cowhide leather, has a lightweight latex bladder for elite performance and comes in three sizes. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Skip granola, nuts, seeds, whole-grain bread and rice, and any fruits or vegetables with skins or seeds. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grain
  1. speck
  2. temper
  3. fleck
  4. temperament
  5. bit
  6. disposition
  7. particle
  8. attitude
Noun
  • Calcium shows up as bright white specks on the coronary artery images.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Pulse a few times, until crumbs range in size from specks to peas.
    — Leah Eskin, Midwest Living, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of speck
Noun
  • Bessent set up a program to sell short-term (lower rate) Treasury bills and notes and buy back long-term bonds, hoping to temper rates.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • As well as addressing Paramount’s purported temper tantrum about an exodus from California, Newsom today also offered some guidance on his thoughts about the lawsuit fronted in some ways by California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of temper
Noun
  • The soup itself has an almost lemon curd-like acidity and sweetness, and it’s laced with flecks of fresh corn and tiny diced pieces of zucchini.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Amid his vast responsibilities running all the departments in the Giants’ front office, Zaidi still found the time to pore over MLB Draft League statistics and look for flecks of gold.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of fleck
Noun
  • For Ozener, the deal was as much about temperament as capital.
    — Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The film leans on the cafe’s constant churn of strangers coming and going to draw out each character’s voice, temperament and quirks at a brisk clip.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of temperament
Noun
  • Each piece is a little bit of the earth itself, molded to a shape that fits easily in the hand, baked to achieve permanence and then stacked, one atop another, to form a wall that can enclose, shelter and delight us.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Then there’s Lew, who was eased into camp a little bit at a time, moving from a few reps to a few series to a day with the first team and now returning to start at center.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of bit
Noun
  • Gini, an agronomist who has overseen the planting of some two hundred thousand trees in Parco Nord in the past quarter century, has the tan skin, strong hands, and hearty disposition that are requisite for the job.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The state's Clean Slate legislation addresses the criminal records system itself, including procedures for identifying missing dispositions and correcting incomplete criminal history information.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of disposition
Noun
  • Advanced reactor developers have adopted the technology for its ability to contain radioactive materials within each fuel particle.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
  • This code, developed at Switzerland’s University of Bern over two decades, is designed to simulate collisions between asteroids, comets and planets, and analyze the impact by looking at millions of individual particles involved in each scenario.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of particle
Noun
  • Due to multiple malfunctions in the LINK spacecraft's attitude control system, space engineers have decided to abandon the boost attempt.
    — David Szondy August 20, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Asked about Fernandez’s future in a press conference to preview Chelsea’s clash with Fulham at Craven Cottage on Monday, Alonso praised the Argentina international’s quality and attitude in training at Cobham without giving a definitive response.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
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