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Grain Tahıl Noun  /ɡreɪn   Tanesi Countable Sth Piece

Level B1 
Kind noun
Front grain 
IPA  /ɡreɪn   / noun
Back tahıl; tahıl tanesi
Back 2

grain (noun)

 /ɡreɪn   / noun
 
 1 [uncountable, countable]
the seeds of food plants such as rice, etc.
tahıl; tahıl tanesi
 The US is a major producer of grain.
 grain exports
 a few grains of rice
 2 [countable]
a grain of sth
a very small piece of sth
tanecik, zerre
 a grain of sand/salt/sugar
 (figurative) There isn't a grain of truth in the rumour.
 3 [uncountable]
the natural pattern of lines that can be seen or felt in wood, rock, stone, etc.
 (ağaç, taş, kaya vb.) damar
 to cut a piece of wood along/across the grain
IDIOM
(be/go) against the grain
to be different from what is usual or natural
yapısına ters olmak, ilkelerine aykırı olmak
 It goes against the grain to say I'm sorry when I'm not sorry at all.
 

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