rice

[rahys]

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noun

the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.

the grass itself.

verb (used with object), riced, ric·ing.

to reduce to a form resembling rice: to rice potatoes.

Origin of rice

1200–50; Middle English ris, rys < Old French < Italian riso, risi (in Medieval Latin risium) < Medieval Greek orýzion, derivative of Greek óryza

Rice

[rahys]

noun

Anne,born 1941, U.S. novelist.

DanDaniel McLaren, 1823–1900, U.S. circus clown, circus owner, and Union patriot.

Elmer,1892–1967, U.S. playwright.

Jerry Lee,born 1962, U.S. football player.

Grant·land

[grant-luh nd] /ˈgrænt lənd/, 1880–1954, U.S. journalist.

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Related Words for rice

wheat, grain, corn, rice, bran, rye, oats

Examples from the Web for rice

Contemporary Examples of rice

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
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
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
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
De Merode sits at a long table and digs into a plate piled with rice, beans, and avocado.
A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo
Nina Strochlic
November 6, 2014

Historical Examples of rice

Left-over cereals other than rice may also be used in this way.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
She brought a plate full of rice, and a big piece of chicken.
Rico and Wiseli
Johanna Spyri
Have ready a pint of rice that has been well picked, washed, and soaked.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie
Then drain off the water, and let the rice dry and get cold.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie
From that account we learn that Mr. Rice is a native of Massachusetts.
Cleveland Past and Present
Maurice Joblin

British Dictionary definitions for rice

rice

noun

an erect grass, Oryza sativa, that grows in East Asia on wet ground and has drooping flower spikes and yellow oblong edible grains that become white when polished

the grain of this plant

verb

(tr) US and Canadian to sieve (potatoes or other vegetables) to a coarse mashed consistency, esp with a ricer

Word Origin for rice

C13 rys, via French, Italian, and Latin from Greek orūza, of Oriental origin

Rice

noun

Elmer, original name Elmer Reizenstein . 1892–1967, US dramatist. His plays include The Adding Machine (1923) and Street Scene (1929), which was made into a musical by Kurt Weill in 1947

RICE

n acronym for

rest, ice, compression, elevation: the recommended procedure for controlling inflammation in injured limbs or joints

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Word Origin and History for rice

mid-13c., from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin oriza, from Greek oryza "rice," via an Indo-Iranian language (cf. Pashto vriže, Old Persian brizi), ultimately from Sanskrit vrihi-s "rice." The Greek word is the ultimate source of all European words (Welsh reis, German reis, Lithuanian rysai, Serbo-Croatian riza, Polish ryż, etc.). Introduced 1647 in the Carolinas. Rice paper (1822), originally used in China, Japan, etc., is made from straw of rice.