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Rice

/ɹaɪs/

Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

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📖 Definitions of "Rice"

noun

1
Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
2
A specific variety of this plant.
3
The seeds of this plant used as food.

verb

1
To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).
2
To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.)
3
To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).
4
To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rice"

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Word	Definition
paddynoun	Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
risottonoun	An Italian savoury dish made with rice and other ingredients.
grainnoun	(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
cedarnoun	(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
mealnoun	(countable) Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).
diningnoun	Eating dinner as a social function.
foodnoun	(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
raisnoun	Alternative form of reis (“holder of military rank”). [(historical) The holder of an Ottoman military rank akin to that of naval captain.]
crunchnoun	A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
risnoun	(Internet) Initialism of reverse image search. [(Internet) The querying of the origin of an image by inputting the file into a search engine or database.]
voyagenoun	A long journey, especially by ship.
meternoun	A device that measures things.
metrenoun	The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
journeynoun	A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
tripnoun	A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
reisnoun	(historical) The holder of an Ottoman military rank akin to that of naval captain.
laughternoun	The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.
laughnoun	An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
lainoun	(historical) A mostly North European medieval form of lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance, with stanzas that do not repeat.
mainoun	A female given name, a rare spelling variant of Mae/May, or borrowed from Scandinavia, with the same ultimate origin.