Collocations for grain - noun
1. seeds of wheat, etc.
VERB + GRAIN
grow, produce | sow | store
GRAIN + NOUN
harvest, production, yield | exports, imports
2. natural pattern of lines in wood
ADJ.
fine, smooth | coarse, rough | natural
This wood has a beautiful natural grain.
This wood has a beautiful natural grain.
PREP.
across/against the ~, along/with the ~
Cut the wood along the grain.
Cut the wood along the grain.