Definition of "rice"
- 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.
- verb
To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces.
To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).
To belittle a government emissary or similar on behalf of a more powerful militaristic state.
To harvest wild rice Zinzania sp.
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