grains

1.

give a rough surface or texture to.

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her fingers were grained with chalk dust
2.

paint (something, especially furniture or interior surfaces) in imitation of the grain of wood or marble.

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what is the use of having natural wood when you can grain it like that?
1.

wheat or any other cultivated cereal crop used as food.

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cereal
2.

a single fruit or seed of a cereal.

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a few grains of corn
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kernelseedgristfruit
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graingo against the graintake something with a grain of salt