rice meaning and definition

RICE noun

Definition of rice (noun)

1. grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
2. annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
3. English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944)
   • synonyms: Sir Tim Rice, Timothy Miles Bindon Rice
4. United States playwright (1892-1967)
   • synonyms: Elmer Leopold Rice, Elmer Reizenstein, Elmer Rice

RICE verb

Definition of rice (verb)

1. sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice
   • "rice the potatoes"