rice

n. seeds of a tall marsh grass native to warm humid regions (used as a staple food throughout the world)

v. cut or grind into small rice-sized pieces

n. family name; Condoleezza Rice (born 1954), United States Secretary of State since 2005 who served as National Security Advisor under President George Walker Bush from 2001-2005 (known by her nickname "Condy"); Elmer Leopold Rice (1892-1967), United States playwright famous for his expressionist plays; city in Minnesota (USA)

RICE is a treatment method for soft tissue injury which is an abbreviation for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. When used appropriately, recovery time is usually shortened and discomfort minimized.RICE is for soft tissue strains and bruising, and is considered more a first-aid treatment than an end-all cure. The aim is to reduce the internal bleeding.
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Domesticated rice comprises two species in the Poaceae ("true grass") family, Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima. These plants are native to tropical and subtropical southern Asia and southeastern Africa. Rice provides more than one fifth of the calories consumed worldwide by humans. (The term "wild rice" can refer to the wild species of Oryza, but conventionally refers to species of the related genus Zizania, both wild and domesticated.) Rice is a monocarpic annual plant, growing to 1–1.8 m tall, occasionally more depending on the variety and soil fertility. The grass has long, slender leaves 50–100 cm long and 2–2.5 cm broad. The small wind-pollinated flowers are produced in a branched arching to pendulous inflorescence 30–50 cm long. The seed is a grain (caryopsis) 5–12 mm long and 2–3 mm thick.
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Noun
1. English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944)
(synonym) Sir Tim Rice, Timothy Miles Bindon Rice
(hypernym) lyricist
2. United States playwright (1892-1967)
(synonym) Elmer Rice, Elmer Leopold Rice, Elmer Reizenstein
(hypernym) dramatist, playwright

Noun
1. grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
(hypernym) grain, food grain, cereal
(hyponym) brown rice
(part-holonym) cultivated rice, Oryza sativa
2. annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
(hypernym) cereal, cereal grass
(hyponym) cultivated rice, Oryza sativa
(member-holonym) Oryza, genus Oryza
(substance-meronym) sake, saki, rice beer
Verb
1. sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes"
(hypernym) sift, sieve, strain
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation

n. Rice, family name; Condoleezza Rice (born 1954), United States Secretary of State since 2005, served as National Security Advisor under President George Walker Bush from 2001-2005; Elmer Leopold Rice (1892-1967)

v. dimple; crimp, frizz; ripple