Rice

What do we mean by rice?

A cereal grass (Oryza sativa) that is cultivated extensively in warm climates for its edible grain. noun

The starchy grain of this plant, used as a staple food throughout the world. noun

To sieve (food) to the consistency of rice. transitive verb

The grain of the rice-plant. noun

The rice-plant, Oryza sativa. noun

Rice produced in India. noun

A collapsible hexagonal reel upon which a hank of yarn is placed for winding on a bobbin. noun

Another spelling of rise. noun

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. noun

See under Ant. noun

See Amelcorn. noun

A tall reedlike water grass (Zizania aquatica), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain, much used for food by North American Indians. It is common in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also water oat, Canadian wild rice, etc. noun

Any species of an American genus (Oryzopsis) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice. noun

Same as Ricebird. noun

The Florida gallinule. noun

A large dark-colored field mouse (Calomys palistris) of the Southern United States. noun

A kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a large herb (Fatsia papyrifera, related to the ginseng) into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under pressure. Called also pith paper. noun

The bobolink. noun

A drink for invalids made by boiling a small quantity of rice in water. noun

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

A specific variety of this plant.

The seeds of this plant used as food.

Words that are spelled similarly to rice:
rice.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word rice:
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Words that rhyme with rice:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe rice:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective rice:
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Consonant match to rice:
race, rouse, ross, wrasse, ras, royce, reese, russe, ros, rais, rasse, russ, rhys, rus, reece, riss, rys, rosse, reise, rowse, ress, riess, risse, reuss, rousse, reiss, royse, rease, roese, ruess, wrice.

Words that sound like rice:
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