Rice

  • 41rice — 1. noun /ɹaɪs/ a) Cereal plants (Oryza sativa) of the grass family whose seeds are used as food. b) The seeds of this plant used as food. 2. verb /ɹaɪs/ a) to squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice sized pieces b) to throw rice at a… …

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  • 42rice — [13] The word rice is presumably, like the plant it names, of oriental origin; its ancestor may well be represented in Sanskrit vrīhi . It first appeared in Europe as Greek órūza. This passed into Latin as oryza, and eventually spread throughout… …

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  • 43Rice — n. family name; Condoleezza Rice (born 1954), United States Secretary of State since 2005, served as National Security Advisor under President George Walker Bush from 2001 2005; Elmer Leopold Rice (1892 1967), United States playwright famous for… …

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  • 44rice — [[t]raɪs[/t]] n. v. riced, ric•ing 1) pln the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food 2) pln the grass itself 3) to reduce to a form resembling rice: to rice potatoes[/ex] •… …

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  • 45rice — [13] The word rice is presumably, like the plant it names, of oriental origin; its ancestor may well be represented in Sanskrit vrīhi . It first appeared in Europe as Greek órūza. This passed into Latin as oryza, and eventually spread throughout… …

    Word origins

  • 46rice — The grain of Oryza sativa (family Gramineae), the r. plant; a food; also used, finely pulverized, as a dusting powder. [G. oryza] * * * replicating and integrating controlled expression [bacterial gene identification]; rest, ice, compression, and …

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  • 47ríce — adj 1. of persons, (a) powerful, mighty, great, possessed of power, of high rank; (b) rich, possessed of wealth; 2. of things, strong, powerful, mighty, potent n ( es/ u) 1. power, authority, might, dominion, rule, empire, reign, (a) referring to …

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  • 48Rice — Original name in latin Rice Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 45.75191 latitude 94.22027 altitude 321 Population 1275 Date 2011 05 14 …

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  • 49rice — raɪs n. seeds of a tall marsh grass native to warm humid regions (used as a staple food throughout the world) v. cut or grind into small rice sized pieces …

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  • 50rice — noun a swamp grass which is cultivated as a source of food, especially in Asia. [Oryza sativa and other species.] ↘the grains of rice used as food. verb N. Amer. force (cooked potatoes or other vegetables) through a sieve or ricer. Origin ME:… …

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