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rice

The correct spelling is rice.

How to pronounce rice

/ɹaɪs/
noun

IPA: /ɹaɪs/

Say it like: Ris-e

The correct spelling is rice. Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
  2. 2.A specific variety of this plant.
  3. 3.The seeds of this plant used as food.
  4. 4.(now chiefly) A twig or stick.
  5. 5.A bobbin or spool.

verb

  1. 1.To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).
  2. 2.To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.)
  3. 3.To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).
  4. 4.To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment.

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