rice

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈraɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/raɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rīs)

Inflections of 'rice' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
rices
v 3rd person singular
ricing
v pres p
riced
v past
riced
v past p

Collocations for "rice"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "rice" in context.

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rice

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [basmati, jasmine, white, brown, wild] rice
  2. [steamed, boiled, fried] rice
  3. [soggy, overcooked, undercooked] rice
  4. a [carton, bag, sack] of rice
  5. [ten pounds, a kilo] of rice
  6. rice with [shrimp, pork, beef, chicken, peas, carrots, vegetables]
  7. [rinse, wash, clean] the rice thoroughly
  8. [rinse] the rice before [cooking, boiling, steaming]
  9. [cook] the rice for [fifteen] minutes
  10. [cook] the rice in a [pot, cooker, pan]
  11. eat curry with rice or [naan, chapati, Indian] bread
  12. rice is a [main, principal] export of [Vietnam]
  13. rice is a staple [grain, ingredient] in [Asia]
  14. a (large) handful of rice per [serving, person]
  15. served on a bed of rice
n as adj
  1. an area dominated by rice [paddies, fields]
  2. harvest time in the rice [paddies]
  3. [a fall, an increase, a climb] in rice production
  4. rice [farmers, producers, factories]
  5. [hate, love] rice pudding
  6. wrapped in rice paper
  7. eat rice noodles
  8. [buy, use] a rice cooker
v
  1. rice the potatoes
'rice' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
barley - bed - beef - bleak - carrot - chicken - commodity - cuisine - curry - dinner - drain - eggplant - flounder - fried - grain - jar - plate - promotion - pudding - rye - sack - salad - serve - shrimp - staple - steak-fried - steamed - sticky - survive - thirsty - vine - wild - wine

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