grain vs groats

groats vs grain

grain and groats both are nouns.

grain is a verb but groats is not a verb.

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

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

grain: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
groats: the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals

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

grain (noun)	groats (noun)
the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric	the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals
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)	groats (verb)
form into grains
become granular
thoroughly work in
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

Difference between grain and groats

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