GRAINING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

-ing form of the verb grain