rye

Speech parts

1. rye - Noun

2. Rye - Proper noun

Meaning

A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass (Secale cereale), closely allied to wheat; also, the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff used by man.

A disease in a hawk.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Secale cereale rye whiskey rye whisky hastings scotch cup corn sherry dram cognac brandy grass rice peg ale
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Antonyms

mountain food mess Adam's wine adam's beer atlanta special

Hypernyms

plant grain cereal whisky whiskey caryopsis

Phrases with the word

bread made with rye flour marble rye bread made of rye on rye rye toast rye artisan bread

Examples

Out of 30,000 edible plants thought to exist on earth, just eleven account for 93% of all that humans eat: oats, corn, rice, wheat, potatoes, yucca (also called tapioca or cassava), sorghum, millet, beans, barley, and rye. Daniel Levitin

The forbidden things were a great influence on my life. I was forbidden from reading A Catcher in the Rye. Amy Tan

Football is violence and cold weather and sex and college rye. Roger Kahn

Good, good, good, but God keep my ass out of his rye. Spanish Proverb

Sour wine, old bacon, and rye bread keep a house rich. Spanish Proverb

In July, shear your rye. Traditional Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Ryden ryder Rydzewski rye artisan bread rye bread Rye Brook