grains

noun

plural of grain
1
as in specks
a very small piece just give me a grain of information about what to expect on the program

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2
as in temperaments
one's characteristic attitude or mood cheating, even on my income taxes, goes against my grain

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Recent Examples of grains Carlsbad and other coastal cities south of Oceanside worry that any plan to keep sand on the shoreline north of them would prevent the precious grains of grit from migrating south in ocean currents to land on their own eroding beaches. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Grain-free Cats are carnivores and don’t need grains in their diets. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 Finite element analysis supported the finding, showing that reducing the c-axis dimension distributed mechanical stress more evenly throughout the grains. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 In 2020 and 2021, in response to Australia’s inquiries into the origins of COVID-19 and China’s human rights record, China restricted purchases of Australian meats, grains, seafood, wine, and other products, affecting over $4 billion in exports. — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026 To make this gluten-free, replace the couscous with 1 1/2 cups cooked rice or quinoa, or skip the grains entirely and stir in 2 cups cauliflower rice with the peppers and beef. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 Green Thumb Salad Spot will serve salads from classics like the Caesar to house specialties like an option with roasted cauliflower, sweet potato, avocado, grains, herbs and house dressing. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Stores could meet the new requirements for grains, for example, by offering corn tortillas, whole wheat bread, white bread, brown rice, white rice, oats and infant cereal for sale. — Amelia B. Finaret, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 These particles — often no larger than grains of sand — strike Earth’s atmosphere at speeds of around 37 miles (59 km) per second, according to the American Meteor Society, producing streaks of light . — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grains
  1. specks
  2. temperaments
  3. particles
  4. tempers
  5. flecks
  6. dispositions
  7. bits
  8. attitudes
Noun
  • Calcium shows up as bright white specks on the coronary artery images.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Pay close attention to where leaves meet the stem, the underside of leaves, and within the petals for any movement or tiny specks.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of specks
Noun
  • Are there some breeds, some illnesses, some temperaments that are better suited to hospice care than others?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Cinema is the great compensatory art, the one that artistic temperaments frustrated by the practice of a classical art form turn to when there’s no other outlet left.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Definition of temperaments
Noun
  • Most is in the form of subatomic particles called neutrinos, which carry little energy individually but are generated in vast numbers when a star explodes.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The sound of the title track is reminiscent of kicking a pebble on a road or watching dust particles dancing in a shaft of light.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of particles
Noun
  • Whether these moves are enough to cool tempers on the streets, or simply price out the backpackers while the crowds keep coming, is a question Barcelona will answer over the next few summers.
    — Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Later, the Moon opposes Mars, making tempers quick and reactions sharper than intended.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
Definition of tempers
Noun
  • Amid his vast responsibilities running all the departments in the Giants’ front office, Zaidi still found the time to pore over MLB Draft League statistics and look for flecks of gold.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Little flecks of roasted sweet potato pepper the cake, and a tangy cream cheese glaze is a perfect complement to the warm spices and crunchy topping.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of flecks
Noun
  • The state's Clean Slate legislation addresses the criminal records system itself, including procedures for identifying missing dispositions and correcting incomplete criminal history information.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The dispositions in the Massachusetts arrests were not immediately clear.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
Definition of dispositions
Noun
  • My most memorable taste, however, was the day’s market catch, a mix of little-neck clams, octopus, and tilefish, served in a bowl of savory brodo made from leftover fish bones and bits.
    — Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
  • McCollough thought Watts was a comedic genius, and the pair shared a similar sense of humor, establishing their own bits and improvisational riffs.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of bits
Noun
  • The home is in a historic neighborhood that reflected post-World War II Los Angeles’ embrace of mid-century modern building design and mid-century, West Coast modern attitudes about race, class and equality.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The cast share the characters’ disparate attitudes toward queerness.
    — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
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