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Definition of RICE

1. Verb. Sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice. "Rice the potatoes"

2. Noun. Grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished.

3. Noun. Annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper.

4. Noun. English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944).

5. Noun. United States playwright (1892-1967).

Definition of RICE

1. n. A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed.

Definition of RICE

1. Acronym. Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. ¹

2. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=Welsh dot=) derived from (etyl cy en) given name Rhys. ¹

3. Noun. Cereal plants (qualifier Oryza sativa) of the grass family whose seeds are used as food. ¹

4. Noun. The seeds of this plant used as food. ¹

5. Verb. to squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces ¹

6. Verb. to throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding). ¹

7. Verb. to belittle a government emissary or similar on behalf of a more powerful militaristic state ¹

8. Verb. to harvest wild rice ''Zinzania sp.'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of RICE

1. to press through a ricer [v RICED, RICING, RICES]

Medical Definition of RICE

1. A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed. Ant rice. A small beetle (Calandra, or Sitophilus, oryzae) which destroys rice, wheat, and Indian corn by eating out the interior. Synonym: black weevil. Origin: F. Riz (cf. Pr. Ris, It. Riso), L. Oryza, Gr, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. Brizi, akin to Skr. Vrihi; or perh. Akin to E. Rye. Cf. Rye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of RICE

ribstones ribstons ribulokinase ribulose ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase ribulose diphosphate carboxylase ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase activase ribulosephosphate ribulosephosphate 3-epimerase ribwork

ribworks ribwort ribworts rice rice-Tween agar rice-field fever rice-grain fritillary rice-queen rice-shell rice-water stool

rice ball rice beer rice body rice burner rice cake rice cakes rice car rice chaser

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