rice | | |
1. n. Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food. | |
2. n. A specific variety of this plant. | |
3. n. The seeds of this plant used as food. | |
4. v. To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potato, potatoes). | |
5. v. (intransitive) To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.) | |
6. v. (rare) To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding). | |
7. v. (computing, transitive) To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment. | |
8. n. (now chiefly dialectal Scotland Ireland) A twig or stick. | |
9. n. (weaving, obsolete) A bobbin or spool. | |