Rice

Houston's Ivy alternative

Rice is an English surname, notably borne by Condoleezza Rice, U.S.

Secretary of State, and Jerry Rice, the NFL wide receiver.

Rice University in Houston, Texas, is a prestigious private research institution named after its founder William Marsh Rice. (Lowercase rice is the grain.)

university

Houston

Texas's largest city

TexasSecond-largest American state
privateRestricted to certain parties
researchSystematic fact-finding effort

institution · campus · founder · William · endowment · undergraduate

surname

Jerry

Masculine given name

AnneFemale name, Hebrew origin
TimMale given name
DamienMasculine given name

Susan · secretary · receiver · author · politician · diplomat · athlete

Categories

US UniversitiesUCLA, USC, Stanford, Duke, MIT
Premier League PlayersSalah, Haaland, Kane, Palmer, Van Dijk
universitiesuniversities, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge

Opposites

staple grain type

Ricewheat

Cereal crop for flour

corn · barley · millet · quinoa · bread

university funding model

Ricestate university

Government-funded higher education institution

public university · Texas A&M · state school · UT Austin · UCLA

POLITICAL FIGURES (Condoleezza Rice)

RiceHillary Clinton

Madeleine Albright · John Kerry · Bernie Sanders · Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · Barack Obama

Phrases

fried riceStir-cooked grain dish
white riceRefined grain, husk removed
brown riceUnmilled paddy product
rice puddingGrain simmered in sweetened milk
rice cakePuffed grain wafer
rice and beansTwo staple foods combined

Family

rices, riced, ricing, ricer, ricers

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G