paint vs grain

paint and grain both are nouns.

paint and grain both are verbs.

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

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

paint: apply paint to; coat with paint
grain: paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

Other hyponyms of paint include repaint, airbrush, ground, prime, undercoat.

paint (noun)	grain (noun)
a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating	the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks	the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court	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

paint (verb)	grain (verb)
apply paint to; coat with paint	form into grains
apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil	become granular
make a painting of	thoroughly work in
make a painting	paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

Difference between paint and grain

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