ricenoun [ U ]
uk/raɪs/us/raɪs/A1 the small seeds of a particular type of grass, cooked, and eaten as food:
boiled/steamed/fried rice
long-grain rice
Do you prefer brown rice or white rice?
a grass that produces these seeds and grows in warm wet places
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- It's a simple dish to prepare, consisting mainly of rice and vegetables.
- The prisoners existed on a meagre diet of rice and fish.
- Drain the rice, stir in the salmon, and season to taste.
- Truckloads of rice have been brought in to the areas affected by drought.
- Drain off any liquid that is left in the rice.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cereals
- arborio
- barley
- basmati
- bran
- brown rice
- cornflakes
- durum wheat
- granola
- gruel
- hominy
- millet
- muesli
- oat
- oatmeal
- oats
- short-grain rice
- sorghum
- wheat
- wheatgerm
- wild rice
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Water & marsh plants, bushes & trees
riceverb [ T ]
usuk/raɪs/to separate food, especially cooked potatoes, into very small pieces that look like rice by forcing it through small holes in a special tool:
Peel, boil, and rice the potatoes.