noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
go against the grain (= are not what I would normally choose to do )
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I often have to make decisions that go against the grain .
grains of rice
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a few grains of rice
the grain of the wood (= the natural lines in it )
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The oil enhances the natural grain of the wood.
the grain/potato/corn etc harvest
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This year's grain harvest is expected to be well over 85 million tons.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
coarse
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By convention the geologist plots coarse grains to the left of the abscissa and fine to the right.
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Blend a little cooking juice with two tablespoons each black treacle and tomato purée and one tablespoon of coarse grain mustard.
fine
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The slower the speed, the finer the grain and the greater the resolving power of these films.
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The more rapid the cooling, the finer the grain size and the poorer the crystallinity.
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Sand Particle-shaped quartz, often mixed with fine grains of calcareous origin in Champagne.
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Lean of good quality is of the proper color for its kind, firm, and fine of grain .
individual
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In addition to studies using the modal composition of a sediment, other provenance determinations can be made from individual quartz grains .
large
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Faster films need larger grains of silver to form an image in less light.
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Normally, larger grains mean thicker layers of emulsion and coarser images.
long
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Easy-cook rice is par-boiled to remove the surface starch that causes the problems when cooking other long grain rices.
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Short grain or pudding rice is almost round and slightly sweeter than long grain rices.
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There are many thousands of varieties of rice, but they are divided into two main groups - long and short grain .
mineral
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They weld together mineral grains of radically different compositions and properties, rendering most techniques of mineral separation and enrichment ineffectual.
natural
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It demands considerable skills to achieve the delicate balance required between the painted finish and the natural grain of the timber.
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The grass diet of buffalo is supplemented with natural grains and sun-cured hay.
small
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He examined small grains on the surface of water through a microscope.
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But soon they came peeking out again, and resumed their flickering little rushes as they investigated small grains of food matter.
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Chicago had to be supplied by a mass of smaller stations where grain and stock were loaded.
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The smallest ilmenite grains , which have the highest concentration of hydrogen, are the hardest to liberate from other minerals.
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Guy had obviously carried a small bag of grain in his pack and had left some with the animal.
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Achieving efficient liberation of the smallest grains requires crushing them to a very small particle size.
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A 50t / hour cleaner removes all the small grains from milling and malting samples.
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They are small grains with a little wing attached on each side, which helps them spread by the wind.
whole
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Whole food Try eating sunflower seeds instead of using the oil, whole pineapple instead of juice, whole grains rather than flower.
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How might whole grains help? Whole grains are higher in fiber than processed grains, making them harder to digest.
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Use a whole grain or enriched product.
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Cut down on carbohydrates somewhat, and choose mostly whole grain breads and cereals to prevent constipation due to inactivity.
■ NOUN
elevator
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The roar of the grain elevators and the slap of timbers rent the sunlit air.
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There used to be a grain elevator , but it closed.
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Two associated pneumatic grain elevators with a combined discharge rate of 400 tons per hour were completed soon after.
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Most of the commingled corn is stored in grain elevators , said John Wichtrich, general manager for Aventis CropScience.
food
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In 1986, 1942 million tonnes of food grains were produced to feed a world population of nearly 5 billion.
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What women wanted was distinctive: food grain , education for their children, and dignity.
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Soldiers reached Saidpur district late last week and have since distributed hundreds of tonnes of paraffin, shelter and food grains .
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Some economists feel deep disquiet at the use of food grains to produce motor spirit.
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A bird pecking at food grains could have known without learning what food looks like, or it could have learnt it.
harvest
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The world grain harvest during 1992 is expected to be the lowest for five years at 686 pounds per person.
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The Soviet Union had a near-record grain harvest of 236m tonnes.
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On Nov. 1 it was officially announced that the grain harvest had amounted to a record 240 million tonnes.
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The grain harvest reached a record 407,900,000 tonnes, 600,000 tonnes over the previous all-time high of 1984.
pollen
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It takes more than a strip at the edge of a field to stop pollen grains from spreading round the countryside.
price
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With grain prices kept at an artificially high price thereafter, the further impoverishment of those already poor was the inevitable result.
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On Monday, soybean and grain prices were battered in part because of forecasts calling for improved conditions.
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High grain prices encouraged the pace in the later eighteenth century.
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Record grain prices have already forced cutbacks in chicken production, producing a 16 percent increase in broiler prices at wholesale.
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With grain prices heading even further downwards more savings have to made-but from where?
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The latter could have a global impact, pushing up grain prices substantially.
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It was in these areas that the depressed level of grain prices caused most hardship.
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He did nothing to check the huge hikes in grain prices .
production
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Despite unfavourable weather, grain production had remained stable at around 21,700,000 tonnes, and 1,000,000 tonnes of rice had been exported.
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Among the successes were a measure of economic progress, particularly in agriculture and especially in terms of grain production .
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Summer grain production this year has fallen by nearly 10 %, according to the ministry of agriculture.
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As communication networks have improved in the last three decades, there has been a shift away from cattle ranching to grain production .
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This irrigation system supports large-scale grain production as well as a dense rurally based population.
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The reform aimed to test consumer reaction to higher prices, and to stimulate farmers' enthusiasm for grain production .
quartz
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In addition to studies using the modal composition of a sediment, other provenance determinations can be made from individual quartz grains .
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This phenomenon has been utilized for dating sedimentary deposits of quartz grains .
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A summary of quartz grain features is given in Fig. 5.11 and photomicrographs in Fig. 5.12.
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Minerals giving very low intensity emission, such as quartz grains , required many minutes or even hours of exposure with fast films.
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Sandstone, for example, can hold very large volumes of groundwater because spaces are formed between the rock's rounded quartz grains .
rice
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She worked with domestic chicks, feeding on rice grains .
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Then, without a word, he picked up the plate and tossed a stream of rice grains into the air.
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The pearls were fat rice grains you wanted to bite.
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The chicks pecked the conspicuous rice grains , which proves that they were eager to eat rice.
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An army of beggars and lepers had turned out, each crouched behind a cloth heaped with rice grains and coins.
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He's wearing a garland of marigolds and carrying a bowl of yellow rice grains .
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The supplements are sprayed on to the surface of the rice grains .
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However, riboflavin is bright yellow, so the treated rice grains could clearly be seen in the final mix.
sand
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This new species lives below the surface of the rock in the interstices of its sand grains .
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Do we mean something like one sand grain every square metre of sea-floor per minute, per day, per year?
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In a turbulent flow of air near the surface local upward currents may lift a sand grain .
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The turbulence in the water film around the sand grains caused by your footfalls triggers the fluorescence.
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Specimens from unconsolidated gravels are not difficult to clean, any adherent sand grains being easily removed using a stout pin.
size
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Materials whose grain size distributions fall within the limits specified for zone 3 fine aggregates are well suited for certain tasks.
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The main criterion for subdivision of the detrital rocks is grain size , given as the diameter of the grain in millimeters.
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Perfect log-normal grain size distributions plot as straight lines on the probability paper.
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In any case, he shook it through a sieve to fix its grain size and added just enough water.
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Sand that's measured to ensure the right grain size for maximum strength and exceptional beauty.
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Figure 3-17 shows graphically the division of igneous rocks according to their mineral content and their grain size .
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In computing values for cumulative distributions it is normal to consider values in terms of the percentage coarser than a given grain size .
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The more rapid the cooling, the finer the grain size and the poorer the crystallinity.
trade
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The grain trade in the Borders region is very important not just for the region itself.
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This facilitated not only internal grain trade but also export.
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Everywhere measures to free the grain trade aroused the deepest suspicion and hostility.
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Latest export statistics show Britain's grain trade with foreign competitors drastically reduced - while imports are rising.
wood
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He materialised through the wood grain opposite a junk box in York Crown Court.
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Some colours and wood grain effects are beginning to find their way on to the market, although most are still white.
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Table mats will protect the surface but also allow you to enjoy the natural beauty of the wood grain .
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When satisfied, look along the whole length and ensure that the wood grain does not run off the true length.
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The impression of the wood grain is often preserved on the metal components where they came into contact.
■ VERB
buy
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If she insists on buying grains and pulses rather than ready-cooked dishes, she will pay ludicrously high prices for them.
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He was a grain buyer and bought grain for some years in Scobey, Montana.
cut
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Strictly speaking all fabrics should be cut on the straight grain .
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The rasps are useful for preliminary shaping prior to fine-finishing, and will cut across the grain of timber without tearing it.
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Remove and cut with the grain into neat t / s-inch-thick slices.
feed
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She worked with domestic chicks, feeding on rice grains .
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The animals would have to be fed on grain , which human beings themselves prefer to eat.
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Rats in their thousands fed on the grain in the Government stores while the people went hungry.
go
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However it goes against the grain to tell them anything.
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Granted, that goes against the grain .
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Firstly, because it goes against its grain: women always have to find their own way to where they're going.
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This linguistic hierarchy went against my grain .
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Once again, Silverton goes against the grain by making her meringue smooth and flat instead of fluffy and high.
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It went against the grain to have to tell others how to behave.
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However, it goes against the grain to have to say this, as it is our land after all.
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Greg Dively is one woodworker who really goes against the grain .
produce
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The farmers sweated to make sure that each grain of the planted rice produced many grains more.
run
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For those raised in the prudery of puritanism or the celibacy-conscious preoccupations of Catholicism this ran against the grain .
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He was also showing a distaste for outdoor pursuits that ran against the grain of their family life.
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It had reinforced her awareness of time racing by, running like grains of sand through your fingers.
sell
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Mr Hemsley is also free to sell grain at any time if prices are attractive enough between now and March 1998.
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Under the old farming programme, Washington used to actually take ownership of the wheat and sell the grain from Government stocks.
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In 1917 a mere fifty-three households had been able to sell off excess grain .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
take sth with a pinch/grain of salt
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But since he never even notices that Howard is himself Howard takes this with a pinch of salt .
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I try to take everything with a grain of salt .
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We took her to a psychic reader about a month ago-we take that with a grain of salt .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A few grains of the tablet are left at the bottom of the glass.
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fields of grain
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five-grain cereal
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If you drop any rice you'll have to pick up every single grain .
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You always end up with grains of sand in your food when you eat at the beach.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Figure 3-17 shows graphically the division of igneous rocks according to their mineral content and their grain size.
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It went against the grain to have to tell others how to behave.
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Sand that's measured to ensure the right grain size for maximum strength and exceptional beauty.
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The strip of mahogany has the grain running lengthwise.
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These two true incidents have in their implications a strange grain of truth.
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This can be extremely useful for overviews of a thin section, grain shape and size determinations and for fabric analysis.
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Thus it may be seen that the only grains actually suspended in the air are the very fine ones.
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What color are the grains of sand?