rices

Forces through holes

Rices is the plural of rice when referring to distinct varieties or types: The store carries several Asian rices, including jasmine and basmati.

As a verb, rices means to press food through a ricer to create rice-like pieces: She rices the potatoes for a fluffier texture.

cultivation

paddy

Flooded rice-growing field

flooding · terraces · paddies · seedlings · monsoon · lowland · upland · germination · tillage · sowing

varieties

basmati

Aromatic long-grain variety

long-grain · wild · brown · white · parboiled · bomba · sticky · black · red · forbidden

dishes

biryani

Spiced layered rice dish

pilaf · congee · gumbo · arroz · bibimbap · arancini · dolma · jollof · kedgeree · onigiri

harvest

threshing

Extracting grain from stalks

yield · sickle · combine · reaping · drying · storage · polishing · hulling · dehusking · bran

nutrition

carbohydrate

Sugar or starch compound

nourishment · calories · fiber · protein · fortified · enriched · whole-grain · glycemic · gluten-free · energy

plural

varieties

Distinct forms within category

  • typesVarieties or key-enters
  • kindsDistinct categories or types
  • strainsVarieties, injuries, or sifts

assortment · selection · grades · cultivars · species · sorts · range · collection · options · choices

Opposites
food processing texture

ricesmashes

Squashes to pulp

purees · liquefies · blends · creams · purées

degree of processing

ricespreserves

Cooked fruit in sugar

Phrases
Family

rice, riced, ricing, ricer, ricers

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