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rye
/ɹaɪ/
noun 5name 5
Collocations
4ADJ.
elder, many, next, other, popular, white
VERB + RYE
am, bought, confuse, harvesting, likes, made, mix, planted
RYE + NOUN
barley, bread, flour, grains, meat, wheat
PREP.
from, in, on, with
Definitions
noun
1
A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder.
They bought a sack of rye and a sack of wheat with the intent to try their hand at milling and baking.
2
The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained.
This field will be planted to rye next spring.
3
Ellipsis of rye bread.
Customer: A tuna sandwich, please. Waiter: Sure, hon. You want that on white, wheat, or rye?
4
Ellipsis of rye whiskey, whiskey made mainly or wholly from rye grain.
He likes any whiskey, but his favorite is rye.
“Gimme a shot of rye.” The whiskey stung his throat hot and fragrant.
5
A drink (serving) of rye whiskey.
I'll have a rye, neat, please.
It concerns the gnomelike quality of the average American at a party. I have been to many parties where staid American business men have been transformed by a few ryes or bourbons into unpredictable gremlins out for adventure.
name
1
A small town and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ9220).
2
A hamlet in Odiham parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7750).
3
A river in North Yorkshire, England, that flows through Ryedale to join the Derwent.
4
A commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
5
A number of places in the United States:
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They bought a sack of rye and a sack of wheat with the intent to try their hand at milling and baking.
Wiktionary02
This field will be planted to rye next spring.
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Customer: A tuna sandwich, please. Waiter: Sure, hon. You want that on white, wheat, or rye?
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Rye was called the grain of poverty.
Tatoeba · #153305
Americans eat lots of wheat, rye, and other grains.
Tatoeba · #6753306
It happens that we have two copies of Catcher in the Rye.
Tatoeba · #248187Usage Notes
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