A rice

[rahys] /raɪs/
noun
anne, born 1941, u.s. novelist.
dan (daniel mclaren) 1823–1900, u.s. circus clown, circus owner, and union patriot.
elmer, 1892–1967, u.s. playwright.
jerry lee, born 1962, u.s. football player.
grantland
[grant-luh nd] /ˈgrænt lənd/ (show ipa), 1880–1954, u.s. journalist.
rice
/raɪs/
noun
an erect gr-ss, oryza sativa, that grows in east asia on wet ground and has drooping flower spikes and yellow oblong edible grains that become white when polished
the grain of this plant
verb
(transitive) (us & canadian) to sieve (potatoes or other vegetables) to a co-rs- mashed consistency, esp with a ricer
see also indian rice
word origin
c13 rys, via french, italian, and latin from greek orūza, of oriental origin
rice
/raɪs/
noun
elmer, original name elmer reizenstein. 1892–1967, us dramatist. his plays include the adding machine (1923) and street scene (1929), which was made into a musical by kurt weill in 1947
rice
/raɪs/
noun acronym
rest, ice, compression, elevation: the recommended procedure for controlling inflammation in injured limbs or joints
rice
n.

mid-13c., from old french ris, from italian riso, from latin oriza, from greek oryza “rice,” via an indo-iranian language (cf. pashto vriže, old persian brizi), ultimately from sanskrit vrihi-s “rice.” the greek word is the ultimate source of all european words (welsh reis, german reis, lithuanian rysai, serbo-croatian riza, polish ryż, etc.). introduced 1647 in the carolinas. rice paper (1822), originally used in china, j-pan, etc., is made from straw of rice.