grain vs cereal grass

cereal grass vs grain

grain and cereal grass both are nouns.

grain is a verb but cereal grass is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grain	Yes	No	Yes	No
cereal grass	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cereal grass is a hypernym of grain; that is, cereal grass is a word with a broader meaning than grain:

grain: a cereal grass
cereal grass: grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet

Other hypernyms of grain include cereal.

grain (noun)	cereal grass (noun)
the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric	grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet
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

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

Difference between grain and cereal grass

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