jasmine rice

Save This Word!

noun

an aromatic, flavorful long-grain rice of Asia, especially Thailand.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Words nearby jasmine rice

The book details his confrontations with neoconservatives, and his alliance with Condoleezza Rice.
The Best Memoirs of 2014|William O’Connor|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rice had received this video in discovery during his criminal case, but it had not been aired publicly, as had the first video.
The $44 Million Teflon Don of the NFL|Mike Barnicle|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At that meeting, Rice told the Commissioner that he had hit Mrs. Rice in the elevator.
The $44 Million Teflon Don of the NFL|Mike Barnicle|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A call made to police beforehand described Rice as “a guy with a pistol” on a swing set, but said it was “probably fake.”
The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown|Nina Strochlic|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And the Constitution, written on goatskin not rice paper, might be as our country was under Jefferson.
Why We Can’t Quit Calling Presidents ‘Kings’|Kevin Bleyer|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his youngest days, when his mother used to regulate his food, she would stuff him full of rice.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
Likewise your Majesty will have shelter for his vessels, and a foothold in that country, which abounds with meat and rice.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
This gift of rice was especially pleasing to the traveller, as no dish is held in higher honour in Korea.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
Barillet describes the growing of the common jasmine near Constantinople.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
After this he awoke much refreshed, and having obtained some rice from the native chief, ate a little with relish.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne