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foodstuff vs grain

grain vs foodstuff

foodstuff and grain both are nouns.

foodstuff is not a verb while grain is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foodstuff Yes No No No
grain Yes No Yes No
As nouns, grain is a hyponym of foodstuff; that is, grain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foodstuff:
  • foodstuff: a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
  • grain: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
Other hyponyms of foodstuff include starches, breadstuff, coloring, colouring, food color, food coloring, food colour, food colouring, concentrate, meal, fiber, fibre, roughage, flour, frozen food, frozen foods, canned food, canned foods, canned goods, tinned goods, dehydrated food, dehydrated foods, carob, carob powder, Saint-John's-bread, tapioca, cocoa, cereal, food grain, fixings, ingredient, egg, eggs, dairy product, milk, curd, concoction, intermixture, mixture, juice, perishable, spoilable, macerate.
foodstuff (noun) grain (noun)
(usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
the smallest possible unit of anything
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
a cereal grass
1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
foodstuff (verb) grain (verb)
form into grains
become granular
thoroughly work in
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
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