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GRAINING

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A texture like that of wood

Synonyms:

graining; woodgraining

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("graining" is a kind of...):

grain (the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric)

Derivation:

grain (paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood)

 II. (verb) 

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-ing form of the verb grain

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