rice vs sieve

rice and sieve both are nouns.

rice and sieve both are verbs.

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

As verbs, sieve is a hypernym of rice; that is, sieve is a word with a broader meaning than rice:

rice: sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice
sieve: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

Other hypernyms of rice include sift, strain.

rice (noun)	sieve (noun)
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished	a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper

rice (verb)	sieve (verb)
sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice	distinguish and separate out
	separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
	check and sort carefully
	examine in order to test suitability

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