English dictionary

rice

/r/aI/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished

noun.food

Source: WordNet 3.0
annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper

noun.plant

Source: WordNet 3.0
English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944)

noun.person

Synonyms sir tim rice timothy miles bindon rice

Source: WordNet 3.0
United States playwright (1892-1967)

noun.person

Synonyms elmer leopold rice elmer reizenstein elmer rice

Source: WordNet 3.0
A well-known cereal grass (<i>Oryza sativa</i>) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed.

noun

Source: webster1913