rice
IPA: rˈaɪs
noun
- (uncountable) Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
- (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.
- (now chiefly, dialectal, Scotland, Ireland) A twig or stick.
- (weaving, obsolete) A bobbin or spool.
- A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
- A number of places in the United States:
- A former town in the Rice Valley, San Bernardino County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas.
- A city in Benton County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Wasco County, Oregon, named after Horace Rice.
- A minor city in Navarro County, Texas, named after William Marsh Rice.
- An unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, named after William B. Rice.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Rice Township.
- (medicine) Acronym of rest, ice, compression, elevation: a treatment method for soft-tissue injuries. [(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.]
- (medicine) Acronym of rest, immobilization, cold, elevation: a treatment method for soft-tissue injuries. [(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.]
- (chemistry) Acronym of reaction, initial, change, equilibrium: a tabular system for keeping track of changing concentrations in an equilibrium reaction. [An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.]
verb
- (transitive) To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).
- (intransitive) To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.)
- (rare) To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).
- (computing, transitive) To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment.
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