ricefields

Waterlogged grain plots

Ricefields are flooded agricultural lands where rice is cultivated.

The paddies are typically kept under shallow water during the growing season, creating distinctive terraced landscapes across Asia and other rice-growing regions: Workers bent over in the ricefields, transplanting seedlings.

Also spelled as two words: rice fields.

farming

sowing

Planting for cultivation

tillage · plow · seedlings · weeding · crop rotation · farmers · farmworkers · tractors · cultivators · hoeing

paddy

flooded

Covered with water

bund · dikes · mud · monsoon · terraces · irrigation channels · standing water · puddling · berm · embankment

landscape

terraces

Raised flat outdoor areas

picturesque · vista · pastoral · rural · idyllic · lush · expanse · countryside · bucolic · tranquil

harvest

threshing

Extracting grain from stalks

  • reapingCutting crops for collection
  • sickleCurved hand-held harvesting blade
  • winnowingSeparating grain from chaff

bundling · husking · milling · drying · grain · yield · combine · harvester · sheaf · gleaners

cuisine

basmati

Aromatic long-grain variety

paella · jambalaya · pilaf · sushi · biryani · jollof · sake · mochi

Opposites
crop type

ricefieldswheat farms

Agricultural land for cereals

wheat fields · cornfields · soybean fields · cotton fields · vegetable farms

water/terrain

ricefieldsdry farming

Cultivation without artificial watering

terraced hillsides

land use

ricefieldswilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

urban areas · concrete jungle · urban sprawl · city center · industrial zone

Family

ricefield

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