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wheat vs grain

grain vs wheat

wheat and grain both are nouns.

wheat is not a verb while grain is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wheat Yes No No No
grain Yes No Yes No
As nouns, grain is a hypernym of wheat; that is, grain is a word with a broader meaning than wheat:
  • wheat: grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour
  • grain: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
Other hypernyms of wheat include cereal, food grain.
wheat (noun) grain (noun)
a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains 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
wheat (verb) grain (verb)
form into grains
become granular
thoroughly work in
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
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