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Choose the synonym of the given word:
PADDY
A. Race track
B. Caress
C. Rice
D. Highland

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Hint:Synonyms means the same meaning of the word. For the word Paddy we have to choose the word from the options which have the same meaning.
A synonym is a name, morpheme, or phrase that in the same language signifies exactly or almost the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase.

Complete answer:
Option A) Rice track means a course over which races are run. Like racecourse, raceway, track. And its noun form is racetrack.

Option B) Caress means to touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner. A gentle affectionate stroking (something resembling it). And its noun form is caress, caressing, verb form is caress and adverb form is caressingly.

Option C) Rice means grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished, sieve to that it becomes a consistency of rice. And its noun form is rice, verb form is rice, adjective form is ricey.

Option D) The word Highland means elevated land, upland, lowland like mountainous used of high or hilly country. And its noun form is highland, adjective is highland.

The word Paddy means an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown, Rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field and its synonym is a word which has the same meaning.
According to the meaning the word paddy is the synonym of the word Paddy as Paddy means an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown, Rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field the synonym of Paddy is Rice.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘C’.

Note: Synonyms are the words which have the same meaning compared to the word like baffle synonym is confused, fair-just, happy-joyful, beautiful-pretty and loyal-faithful.