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rye

noun

Simple meaning

A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and for animal fodder.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɹaɪ

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Definition

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noun

  1. A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder.

  2. The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained.

  3. A coastal suburban city in Westchester County, New York.

  4. A coastal suburb in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.

  5. A number of places in the United States

  6. A ghost town in Adair County, Missouri.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C1 · Advanced (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Grain

romany rye

Grass

rye flour

Bread

rye bread

Ellipsis

rye whiskey

Other combinations

rye grasswinter ryerye houseperennial rye

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • french ryenounCompound term

    Coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat.

  • italian ryenounCompound term

    European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure.

  • jewish ryenounCompound term

    Bread made with rye flour.

  • jewish rye breadnounCompound term

    Bread made with rye flour.

  • rye breadnounCompound term

    Any of various breads made entirely or partly with rye flour.

  • rye ergotnounCompound term

    A sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelium.

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Synonyms

Sense: grain used extensively in Europe for making bread

secale cerealeRare

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