Rice (redirected from Rice Flower)

Rice  (rs), Condoleezza Born 1954.

American political scientist who was appointed U.S. secretary of state in 2005. She previously served as national security advisor under George W. Bush (2001-2005).

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Rice  (rs), Elmer Leopold 1892-1967.

American playwright noted for his expressionist plays, including The Adding Machine (1923) and Street Scene (1929).

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Rice, Jerry Lee Born 1962.

American football player. A wide receiver who joined the San Francisco 49ers in 1985, he held 13 National Football League records by 1997, including career receptions and career yardage.

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rice  (rs)

n.

1. A cereal grass (Oryza sativa) that is cultivated extensively in warm climates for its edible grain.

2. The starchy grain of this plant, used as a staple food throughout the world.

tr.v. riced, ric·ing, ric·es

To sieve (food) to the consistency of rice.

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[Middle English, from Old French ris, from Old Italian riso, from Latin oryza, from Greek oruza, of Indo-Iranian origin.]

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rice

Noun

the edible grain of an erect grass that grows on wet ground in warm climates

Verb

[ricing, riced]

US & Canad to sieve (potatoes or other vegetables) to a coarse mashed consistency [Greek orūza]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rice - grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished starches - foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread) food grain, grain, cereal - foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses brown rice - unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer polished rice, white rice - having husk or outer brown layers removed paddy - rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field cultivated rice, Oryza sativa - yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population
	2.	rice - annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper rice beer, sake, saki - Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot genus Oryza, Oryza - rice cultivated rice, Oryza sativa - yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population cereal, cereal grass - grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
	3.	Rice - English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944) Sir Tim Rice, Timothy Miles Bindon Rice
	4.	Rice - United States playwright (1892-1967) Elmer Leopold Rice, Elmer Reizenstein, Elmer Rice
Verb	1.	rice - sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" sift, sieve, strain - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"

Translations

rice [raɪs] n → arroz m

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rice [raɪs] n → riz m

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rice [raɪs] n → Reis m

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rice [raɪs] n → riso

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rice

n rice [rais]

a plant, grown in well-watered ground in tropical countries, whose seeds are used as food. rys أرُز ориз rýže ris der Reis ρύζι arroz riis برنج riisi riz אוֹרֵז चावल riža rizs padi hrísgrjón riso 稲 벼, 쌀 ryžiai rīss beras, nasi rijst ris ryż arroz orez рис ryža riž pirinač ris ต้นข้าว pirinç 大米 рис چاول cây lúa 大米