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Meaning and definition for "rice" word
[noun] grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
[noun] United States playwright (1892-1967)
[noun] English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944)
[noun] annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
[verb] sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes"
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Click here if you Hate scroll, Show all | Too long, show scroll \Rice\, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well-known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed. {Ant rice}. (Bot.) See under {Ant}. {French rice}. (Bot.) See {Amelcorn}. {Indian rice}., a tall reedlike water grass ({Zizania aquatica}), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain, much used for food by North American Indians. It is common in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also {water oat}, {Canadian wild rice}, etc. {Mountain rice}, any species of an American genus ({Oryzopsis}) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice. {Rice bunting}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Ricebird}. {Rice hen} (Zo["o]l.), the Florida gallinule. {Rice mouse} (Zo["o]l.), a large dark-colored field mouse ({Calomys palistris}) of the Southern United States. {Rice paper}, a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a large herb ({Fatsia papyrifera}, related to the ginseng) into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under pressure. Called also {pith paper}. {Rice troupial} (Zo["o]l.), the bobolink. {Rice water}, a drink for invalids made by boiling a small quantity of rice in water. {Rice-water discharge} (Med.), a liquid, resembling rice water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from the bowels, in cholera. {Rice weevil} (Zo["o]l.), a small beetle ({Calandra, or Sitophilus, oryz[ae]}) which destroys rice, wheat, and Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also {black weevil}.
Synonyms for rice
Elmer Leopold Rice, Elmer Reizenstein, Elmer Rice, Sir Tim Rice, Timothy Miles Bindon Rice
See also: brown rice | cereal | cereal | cereal grass | cultivated rice | cultivated rice | dramatist | food grain | genus Oryza | grain | lyricist | Oryza | Oryza sativa | Oryza sativa | paddy | playwright | polished rice | sake | saki | sieve | sift | strain | white rice |
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Let's analyse "rice" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ECIR. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology
Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
rice: 9 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters:
rice: 9 + 9 + 3 + 5 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.
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 Tarot cards
| Letter |
Num. |
Tarot c. |
Intensity |
Meaning |
| C (1) |
3 |
Empress |
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Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving |
| E (1) |
5 |
Hierophant |
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Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive |
| I (1) |
9 |
Hermit |
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Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent |
| R (1) |
18 |
Moon |
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Patient, Determined, Strong |
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