grain vs corpuscle

corpuscle vs grain

grain and corpuscle both are nouns.

grain is a verb but corpuscle is not a verb.

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

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

grain: a relatively small granular particle of a substance
corpuscle: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

Other hypernyms of grain include atom, molecule, mote, particle, speck.

grain (noun)	corpuscle (noun)
the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric	either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)	(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
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)	corpuscle (verb)
form into grains
become granular
thoroughly work in
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

Difference between grain and corpuscle

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