grain vs barley

barley vs grain

grain and barley both are nouns.

grain is a verb but barley is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grain	Yes	No	Yes	No
barley	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, barley is a hyponym of grain; that is, barley is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grain:

grain: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
barley: a grain of barley

Other hyponyms of grain include corn, edible corn, grist, groats, millet, barleycorn, buckwheat, wheat, wheat berry, oat, rice, Indian rice, wild rice, malt.

grain (noun)	barley (noun)
the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric	a grain of barley
the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)	cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
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

grain (verb)	barley (verb)
form into grains
become granular
thoroughly work in
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

Difference between grain and barley

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