noun
1 seeds of wheat, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ large , small
▪ whole
▪
The journal reports that eating whole ~s protects against diabetes.
▪ cereal , rice , wheat , etc.
▪ pollen
VERB + GRAIN
▪ grow , produce
▪ store
GRAIN + NOUN
▪ harvest , production , yield
▪ crop
▪ exports , imports
▪ elevator (= a building used for storing grain) ( AmE )
2 natural pattern of lines in wood
ADJECTIVE
▪ fine , smooth
▪ coarse
▪ natural
▪
This wood has a beautiful natural ~.
▪ wood
PREPOSITION
▪ across the ~ , against the ~
▪ along the ~ , with the ~
▪
Cut the wood along the ~.