Rice
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹaɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rice is a noun meaning (uncountable) Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
Meaning
(uncountable) Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
More Meanings
- (countable) A specific variety of this plant.
- (uncountable) The seeds of this plant used as food.
- (uncountable, slang, ethnic slur, humorous) The types of automobile modifications characteristic of a rice burner.
- (computing, slang) An instance of customization of a user interface.
- (transitive) To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).
- (intransitive) To harvest wild rice (Zizania spp.)
- (rare) To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).
Example Sentences
In Britain too rice is reputed to increase the sexual faculties.
The rices of Kashmír are infinite in variety. In one tahsíl I have found fifty-three varieties.
Drought stress causes yield reductions and sometimes total crop failures in rainfed rice areas of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
For commercial purposes, the rices are classified according to the kernel length as short-grain, medium-grain, longgrain and long-slender-grain.
Word Forms
- rices
- ricing
- riced
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paddy, risotto, grain, cedar, meal, dining.
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