RICE

  1. (acronym) .  Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.
  2. Proper noun.  (surname, patronymic) derived from (etyl, cy) given name Rhys.
  3. Noun.  Cereal plants (qualifier, Oryza sativa) of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
  4. Noun.  The seeds of this plant used as food.
  5. Verb.  to squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces.
  6. Verb.  to throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).
  7. Verb.  to belittle a government emissary or similar on behalf of a more powerful militaristic state.
  8. Verb.  to harvest wild rice ''Zinzania sp.''.

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