grain vs malt

grain and malt both are nouns.

grain and malt both are verbs.

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

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

grain: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
malt: a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling

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

grain (noun)	malt (noun)
the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric	a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)	a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer
the smallest possible unit of anything	a milkshake made with malt powder
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)	malt (verb)
form into grains	convert into malt
become granular	turn into malt, become malt
thoroughly work in	convert grain into malt
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood	treat with malt or malt extract

Difference between grain and malt

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