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Rice vs Frice - What's the difference?

rice | frice |

As a noun rice

is cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

As a verb rice

is to squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces.

As a proper noun Rice

is {{surname|patronymic|from=Welsh}} derived from Welsh given name Rhys.

As a phrase RICE

is rest, ice, compression, and elevation. A common treatment method for soft tissue injuries.

As an adverb frice is

four times.

rice

English

(wikipedia rice)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
  • A specific variety of this plant.
  • (uncountable) The seeds of this plant used as food.

    • Verb

  • To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces.
  • To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).
  • To belittle a government emissary or similar on behalf of a more powerful militaristic state.
  • To harvest wild rice Zinzania sp.

    • Derived terms

    * arborio rice * brown rice * golden rice * Indian rice * jollof rice * mealie rice * Patna rice * brewer's rice * broken rice * rice bowl * iron rice bowl * rice grass * rice leafhopper * rice paper * rice pudding * rice rat * rice weevil * ricebird * rice-paper plant * ricer * Spanish rice * sticky rice * white rice * wild rice

    Related terms

    * Menominee * rijsttafel * risotto

    See also

    * basmati * bhelpuri * California roll * dosa * gumbo * idli * idli * jambalaya * khir * mirin * mochi * nasi goreng * onigiri * pad thai * paella * pilaf, pilau * rangoli * risotto * sake * samshu * sushi

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    References

    1000 English basic words ----

    frice

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (rare, nonstandard, humorous) four times
  • * 1999 , John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes, Every dog has his day
    • ...not once or twice or thrice or frice , but many times, and always under awkward conditions.
  • * 2001 , Benedict Kelly, The collected stories of Benedict Kiely
    • ...and wince, she says, and twice and thrice and frice and fice and sice and seven-up sits the Star of the County Down...
  • * 2001 , "Joe", Linnell finds the camera!'' (on Internet newsgroup ''alt.music.tmbg )
    • Three cheers for scratch: Hip hip huzzah! Hip hip huzzah! Hip hip huz-ZAH! Not only do I get to see it now, but I got to say huzzah thrice! Well, I guess now it's frice .
  • * 2001 , "Alan T Gower", Seconds from Disaster'' (on Internet newsgroup ''uk.rec.motorcycles )
    • I've been caught out once or twice or thrice or frice .
    English frequency adverbs