(woodworking, of sanding or planing a piece of wood) Preventing a smooth, level surface from being formed by raising the nap of the wood or causing larger splinters to form ahead of the cutting tool below the cutting surface.

(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley. / (uncountable); Similar seeds from any food crop, e.g., buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa.

To feed grain to. / (transitive) To make granular; to form into grains. / (intransitive) To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.

A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant. / One of the branches of a valley or river. / An iron fish spear or harpoon, with a number of points half-barbed inwardly.

A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression. / A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another. / The act of gradating or arranging in grades.

(transitive) To form with gradations.

A commissioned officer of the United States Navy whose rank is above an ensign's and below a lieutenant, or a corresponding rank in other navies.

(Arthurian legend) An artifact in Arthurian mythology, being the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion.

(figuratively) Anything that is highly sought-after but attained only through difficult endeavor.

(transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch. / (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something). / To restrain someone; to arrest.