Rice vs. Paddy
Difference Between Rice and Paddy
Ricenoun
(uncountable) Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
Paddynoun
Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
Ricenoun
(countable) A specific variety of this plant.
Paddynoun
A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.
Ricenoun
(uncountable) The seeds of this plant used as food.
Paddynoun
A fit of temper; a tantrum
throw a paddy etc.Ricenoun
A twig or stick.
Paddynoun
A white person.
Ricenoun
A bobbin or spool.
Paddynoun
A labourer's assistant or workmate.
Riceverb
(transitive) To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).
Paddynoun
A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.
Riceverb
(intransitive) To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.)
Paddyadjective
(obsolete) Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.
Riceverb
(rare) To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).
Paddynoun
(slur) a person of Irish descent
Riceverb
To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment.
Paddynoun
an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
Ricenoun
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
Paddynoun
rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field
Ricenoun
annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
Ricenoun
English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944)
Ricenoun
United States playwright (1892-1967)
Riceverb
sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice;
rice the potatoes
