to go against the grain
81The Residents — sind eine 1969 gegründete amerikanische Avantgarde Band aus San Francisco, deren Markenzeichen die Anonymität der Mitglieder, die markanten Verkleidungen und die bizarre Verwendung von Fremdkompositionen sind. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Bandgeschichte… …
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84grain — /greɪn / (say grayn) noun 1. a small hard seed, especially a seed of one of the cereal plants: wheat, rye, oats, barley, maize, or millet. 2. the gathered seeds of cereal plants in the mass. 3. the plants themselves, whether standing or gathered …
85grain — noun 1 FOOD a) (U) the seeds of crops such as corn, wheat, or rice that are gathered for use as food, or these crops themselves b) (C) a single seed of corn, wheat etc 2 OF WOOD ETC the grain the natural arrangement of the threads or fibres (3)… …
86grain — [[t]gre͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ grains 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A grain of wheat, rice, or other cereal crop is a seed from it. ...a grain of wheat. ...rice grains. 2) N MASS Grain is a cereal crop, especially wheat or corn, that has been harvested and is… …
87grain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, partly from Anglo French grain cereal grain, from Latin granum; partly from Anglo French graine seed, kermes, from Latin grana, plural of granum more at corn Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) obsolete a single small… …
88grain — noun 1 seeds of wheat, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ large, small ▪ whole ▪ The journal reports that eating whole grains protects against diabetes. ▪ cereal, rice …
89grain — n. food plants 1) to grow grain 2) to store grain texture 3) a fine; rough; smooth grain 4) against the grain; with the grain misc. 5) to take smt. with a grain of salt ( to be skeptical about smt. ) * * * [greɪn] rough smooth grain with the grai …
90against — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision or in contact with (ran against a rock; lean against the wall; up against a problem). 3 to the disadvantage of (his age is… …
