Antonyms for
rice
The seeds of this plant used as food.
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No Antonyms Found for Rice

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All Definitions for Rice

Below are all the dictionary definitions of rice:

1The seeds of this plant used as food.
2Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
3A specific variety of this plant.
4To squeeze through a ricer
5To mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).
6To harvest wild rice (Zizania spp.)
7An instance of customization of a user interface.
8To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment. (derived from rice out)
9The types of automobile modifications characteristic of a rice burner.
10To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).
11A twig or stick.
12A bobbin or spool.
13A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
14A number of places in the United States:
15A former town in the Rice Valley, San Bernardino County, California.
16A city in Benton County, Minnesota.
17A minor city in Navarro County, Texas, named after William Marsh Rice.
18An unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas.
19An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio.
20An unincorporated community in Wasco County, Oregon, named after Horace Rice.
21An unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
22An unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, named after William B. Rice.
23A number of townships in the United States, listed under Rice Township.
24Acronym of rest, ice, compression, elevation (“a treatment method for soft-tissue injuries”). [(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping
25Sleep.]
26Acronym of rest, immobilization, cold, elevation (“a treatment method for soft-tissue injuries”). [(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping
27Sleep.]
28Acronym of reciprocating internal combustion engine.
29Acronym of reaction, initial, change, equilibrium (“a tabular system for keeping track of changing concentrations in an equilibrium reaction”). [An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.]

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About antonyms for rice

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