'Rice' definitions:

Definition of 'rice'

From: WordNet
noun
Grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
noun
Annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
noun
English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944) [syn: Rice, Sir Tim Rice, Timothy Miles Bindon Rice]
noun
United States playwright (1892-1967) [syn: Rice, Elmer Rice, Elmer Leopold Rice, Elmer Reizenstein]
verb
Sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes"

Definition of 'Rice'

From: GCIDE
  • Rice \Rice\, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[imac]zi, akin to Skr. vr[imac]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. Rye.] (Bot.) A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Ant rice. (Bot.) See under Ant.
  • French rice. (Bot.) See Amelcorn.
  • Indian rice., a tall reedlike water grass ({Zizania aquatica}), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain, much used for food by North American Indians. It is common in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also water oat, Canadian wild rice, etc.
  • Mountain rice, any species of an American genus (Oryzopsis) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice.
  • Rice bunting. (Zool.) Same as Ricebird.
  • Rice hen (Zool.), the Florida gallinule.
  • Rice mouse (Zool.), a large dark-colored field mouse (Calomys palistris) of the Southern United States.
  • Rice paper, a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a large herb (Fatsia papyrifera, related to the ginseng) into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under pressure. Called also pith paper.
  • Rice troupial (Zool.), the bobolink.
  • Rice water, a drink for invalids made by boiling a small quantity of rice in water.
  • Rice-water discharge (Med.), a liquid, resembling rice water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from the bowels, in cholera.
  • Rice weevil (Zool.), a small beetle (Calandra oryzae, or Sitophilus oryzae) which destroys rice, wheat, and Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also black weevil. [1913 Webster]

Rice, TX -- U.S. city in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Rice, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
798
Housing Units (2000) :
371
Land area (2000) :
2.705666 sq. miles (7.007642 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.091787 sq. miles (0.237728 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.797453 sq. miles (7.245370 sq. km)
FIPS code :
61736
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
32.234563 N, 96.494670 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
75155
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Rice, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Rice, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
711
Housing Units (2000) :
250
Land area (2000) :
5.985750 sq. miles (15.503020 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.111547 sq. miles (0.288906 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.097297 sq. miles (15.791926 sq. km)
FIPS code :
53998
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
45.752847 N, 94.222980 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
56367
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Rice -- U.S. County in Kansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Rice -- U.S. County in Kansas
Population (2000) :
10761
Housing Units (2000) :
4609
Land area (2000) :
726.577760 sq. miles (1881.827679 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.718168 sq. miles (4.450034 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
728.295928 sq. miles (1886.277713 sq. km)
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
38.349411 N, 98.217441 W

Rice -- U.S. County in Minnesota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Rice -- U.S. County in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
56665
Housing Units (2000) :
20061
Land area (2000) :
497.568836 sq. miles (1288.697315 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
18.557216 sq. miles (48.062967 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
516.126052 sq. miles (1336.760282 sq. km)
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
44.348087 N, 93.283024 W

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