paddy
Flooded rice plot
Paddy has two distinct origins.
One is a flooded field for growing rice, or rice still in the husk: workers bent over in the paddy, paddy fields stretched to the horizon.
The other is a slur for an Irish person, from the common Irish name Paddy (from Pádraig).
Paddy wagon likely derives from this, though whether it named the police or those arrested is disputed.
Flooded agricultural plot
- flooded fieldInundated agricultural land
- terracePaved outdoor extension
- bundFlood-control embankment
- leveeRiver flood barrier
transplanting · seedbed · nursery · waterlogged · irrigation · dyke · lowland · delta
Fostering growth through care
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
plowing · fertilizer · pesticide · farmer · grower · farmhand · water buffalo · tractor
Cereal grass bearing grain
- harvestGathering mature crops
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- huskDry seed covering
- branCereal grain husk
chaff · straw · threshing · husking · winnowing · milling · yield · staple
Creamy Italian grain dish
- paellaSaffron rice with shellfish
- jollofSpiced tomato rice dish
- biryaniSpiced layered rice dish
- congeeWatery rice porridge
bibimbap · sticky rice · rice pudding · arancini · dolma · pho · idli · dosa
Native of Dublin's country
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- pejorativeTerm expressing disapproval
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
ethnic · immigrant · Irish · informal · colonial · dated · offensive
rice field
Flooded agricultural plot
- flooded fieldInundated agricultural land
- terracePaved outdoor extension
- bundFlood-control embankment
levee · transplanting · seedbed · nursery · waterlogged · irrigation · dyke · lowland · delta · floodplain
cultivation
Fostering growth through care
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
irrigation · plowing · fertilizer · pesticide · farmer · grower · farmhand · water buffalo · tractor · harvester
rice plant
Cereal grass bearing grain
bran · chaff · straw · threshing · husking · winnowing · milling · yield · staple · seedling
risotto
Creamy Italian grain dish
congee · bibimbap · sticky rice · rice pudding · arancini · dolma · pho · idli · dosa · onigiri
Irishman
Native of Dublin's country
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- pejorativeTerm expressing disapproval
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
stereotype · ethnic · immigrant · Irish · informal · colonial · dated · offensive
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
flooded · mudflat · reedbed · wading birds · egret · heron · frog · snail · mosquito · humid
- farmlandfarms, farm, fields, field, barns
- Indian farmingsugarcane, wheat, maize, sorghum, millet
- man-made terraincanal, dike, levee, embankment, landfill
- Rice farming areasflooded field, irrigation canal, seedbed
- Pongalsugarcane, jaggery, sun worship, brass pot, rice pudding
- tropical grassessugarcane, sorghum, Bermuda grass, switchgrass, lemongrass
paddydryland
Arid agricultural zone
arid land · desert · orchard · vineyard · wheat field
paddyorchard
Fruit tree plantation
wheat field · corn field · vineyard · olive grove · prairie
paddycalm
Free from agitation
composure · serenity · tranquility · equanimity · placidity
- mouse padSurface for a pointer device
- sleeping padPortable ground cushion
- lily padFloating aquatic leaf
- padded cellFoam-lined isolation chamber
- heating padElectric warmth for aches
- launch padRocket departure platform
pad, padding, padded, keypad, helipad, touchpad, paddies, paddy wagon, unpadded