graham

1. 1.

   United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

   SynonymsBilly GrahamWilliam Franklin Graham

   Broaderevangelist
2. 2.

   United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991)

   SynonymsMartha Graham

   Broaderdancerchoreographer
3. 3.

   flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage)

   Synonymswhole wheat flourgraham flourwhole meal flour

   Broaderwheat flour

   United Kingdom

Other forms of graham

plural

grahams·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about graham

What does graham mean?

graham means "United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in graham?

graham has 2 syllables: gra-ham. The stress falls on "gra". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹeɪəm/.

What is another word for graham?

Close synonyms include Billy Graham, William Franklin Graham, Martha Graham, whole wheat flour, graham flour. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is graham a common word?

graham is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.