grain vs wood grain

wood grain vs grain

grain and wood grain both are nouns.

grain is a verb but wood grain is not a verb.

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

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

grain: the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
wood grain: texture produced by the fibers in wood

Other hyponyms of grain include woodgrain, woodiness, graining, woodgraining.

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

Difference between grain and wood grain

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