grain

The harvested seeds of various cereal crops, such as wheat, corn, or barley.

• Rice is a staple grain in many cultures.
  Pirinç, birçok kültürde temel bir tahıldır.
• The machine separates the grain from the chaff.
  Makine, tahılı samandan ayırır.

A very small piece of a hard substance, like sand or salt.

• I've got a grain of sand in my eye.
  Gözüme bir kum tanesi kaçtı.
• A few grains of salt fell onto the table.
  Masaya birkaç tuz tanesi düştü.

A very small amount of a quality, such as truth or sense.

• There's not a grain of truth in his story.
  Onun hikayesinde zerre kadar gerçek yok.
• If he had a grain of sense, he would apologize.
  Bir zerre aklı olsa özür dilerdi.

The pattern or direction of the lines in wood, stone or cloth.

• Sand the wood in the direction of the grain.
  Ahşabı damar yönünde zımparalayın.
• This old table has a beautiful dark grain.
  Bu eski masanın güzel koyu damarları var.