cookery vs rice

cookery and rice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cookery	Yes	No	No	No
rice	Yes	No	Yes	No

cookery (noun)	rice (noun)
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat	grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
	annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper

cookery (verb)	rice (verb)
	sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice