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Aditileo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

meaning of grain in a sentence

He was known for acting against the grain, and did not like to conform to other's standards.
what does grain mean?
  

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Grain is used to describe the direction that something naturally goes. Like hair. To comb hard in the "other" direction is combing it against the grain.

  • Grain is used to describe the direction that something naturally goes.
  • Like hair.
  • To comb hard in the "other" direction is combing it against the grain.
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Grain is used to describe the direction that something naturally goes.

Like hair. To comb hard in the "other" direction is combing it against the grain.

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