rye

//raɪ//
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Noun

1

A cereal grain used for making flour, bread, and whiskey.

Rye is often used to make bread and whiskey.

2

The plant that produces this grain, having long slender spikes and bluish-green leaves.

The rye in the field swayed gently in the wind.

3

Whiskey distilled from fermented rye grain.

He ordered a glass of rye at the bar.

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