grains

American  

[greynz] / greɪnz /

noun

(often used with a singular verb)

1. an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.

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Etymology

Origin of grains

1895–1900; earlier grainse < Old Norse grein branch, division; compare Swedish gren

Example Sentences

Don’t just consider oil — for which Fred notes there’s a good risk/reward for 2026 because everyone’s bearish — and precious metals, but also look at industrial metals like copper and grains.

From MarketWatch

You still cook lightly during the week — fresh vegetables, quick grains, small touches — but the heavy lifting is done.

From Salon

Traditionally, this evidence has been associated with large crater-forming events that produce straight, parallel cracks in quartz grains.

From Science Daily

He also gives each table a little dish with some tiny crystals on it—almost like salt grains—and the tiniest little spoon I’ve ever seen.

From Literature

A population of smaller dust grains also persists, creating zodiacal dust.

From Science Daily

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