RICES

noun

1. Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
2. A specific variety of this plant.
3. The seeds of this plant used as food.

verb

1. To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).
2. To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.)
3. To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).

noun

1. (now chiefly) A twig or stick.
2. A bobbin or spool.