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steamed rice; rice

Noun

  1. 1

    steamed rice; rice

    A dish made by boiling rice and other grains until the water has cooked away.

    Korean definition: 쌀과 다른 곡식에 물을 붓고 물이 없어질 때까지 끓여서 익힌 음식.

    • While my mother put the rice on to cook, I washed the lettuce.

    • Saying she was on a diet, Jisu scooped out half of her rice.

  2. 2

    meal

    Food that is eaten at particular times of the day.

    Korean definition: 매일 일정한 때에 먹는 음식.

    • My younger sister is skipping meals all day to lose weight.

    • Min-jun was so busy with work that he only managed one meal all day.

  3. 3

    feed

    Food that animals eat.

    Korean definition: 동물이 먹는 먹이.

    • Every morning my grandmother goes to the pigsty to give the pigs their feed.

    • The crocodile that tried to eat the lion cub ended up as food for the angry lion.

  4. 4

    interests

    Something that one should take possession of.

    Korean definition: 자기가 차지해야 할 것.

    • The heads of each department opposed the merger to protect their own interests.

    • My mother worries that the youngest is so nice that he won't even claim his own share.