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rice
- pronunciation:
- raIs
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a grass that is widely cultivated in warm, wet areas, esp. in India and China.
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| definition 2: |
the seed of this grass, used as a staple food.
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| related words: |
grain |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
riced, rices, ricing |
| definition: |
to reduce to small particles that resemble rice.
He riced the boiled potatoes using a sieve. |
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