rice beer vs rice

rice beer and rice both are nouns.

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

rice beer (noun)	rice (noun)
Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot	grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
	annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper

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