Metaphor for rice Crossword Clue

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Metaphor for rice Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a depression forming the ground under a body of water
2. single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
(verb)
1. have sexual intercourse with
2. prepare for sleep

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

METAPHOR (noun)
1. a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
RICE (noun)
1. English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944)
2. United States playwright (1892-1967)
RICE (verb)
1. sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice

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