Collocations for grain - noun
1. seeds of wheat, etc.
ADJECTIVE
large,
small
whole
The journal reports that eating whole grains protects against diabetes.
whole
The journal reports that eating whole grains protects against diabetes.
cereal,
rice,
wheat,
etc.
pollen
pollen
grain + NOUN
harvest,
production,
yield
crop
exports, imports
elevator (= a building used for storing grain)
crop
exports, imports
elevator (= a building used for storing grain)
2. natural pattern of lines in wood
PREPOSITION
across the grain,
against the grain
along the grain, with the grain
Cut the wood along the grain.
along the grain, with the grain
Cut the wood along the grain.