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humay [hu.may.] : rice (n.)
Synonyms: bugas; palay
Related words: arabon; ulon-ulon

Derivatives of humay


Glosses:
rice
n. (food)1. ricegrains used as food either unpolished or more often polished.
~ starchesfoodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread).
~ food grain, cereal, grainfoodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses.
~ brown riceunpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer.
~ polished rice, white ricehaving husk or outer brown layers removed.
~ paddyrice in the husk either gathered or still in the field.
~ cultivated rice, oryza sativayields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population.
n. (plant)2. riceannual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper.
~ rice beer, sake, sakiJapanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot.
~ genus oryza, oryzarice.
~ cultivated rice, oryza sativayields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population.
~ cereal, cereal grassgrass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet.
n. (person)3. rice, sir tim rice, timothy miles bindon riceEnglish lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944).
~ lyricist, lyrista person who writes the words for songs.
n. (person)4. elmer leopold rice, elmer reizenstein, elmer rice, riceUnited States playwright (1892-1967).
~ dramatist, playwrightsomeone who writes plays.
v. (contact)5. ricesieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice.; "rice the potatoes"
~ cookery, cooking, preparationthe act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
~ sift, sieve, strainseparate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.; "sift the flour"