Definition of "rice" []

• A cereal grass (Oryza sativa) that is cultivated extensively in warm climates for its edible grain. (noun)
• The starchy grain of this plant, used as a staple food throughout the world. (noun)
• To sieve (food) to the consistency of rice. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "This news report will be brought to the public by ms. rice, just as soon as she returns from her european shoe buying trip……Q,,, camera pan to ms..rice.."
• "Perhaps in rice pudding the rice is a detracting factor to some."
• "I also made some Mexican rice, but that was just plain rice from the Zatarain's - Jambalaya brand."