Rye

Quick meaning: Rye is a noun meaning A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained.
2. (uncountable, countable) Ellipsis of rye bread.
3. (US, Canada, uncountable, countable) Ellipsis of rye whiskey, whiskey made mainly or wholly from rye grain.
4. (US, Canada, countable) A drink (serving) of rye whiskey.
5. (loosely, sometimes proscribed) Ryegrass, any of the species of Lolium.
6. A disease of hawks.
7. (loosely, sometimes proscribed) Caraway (from the mistaken assumption that the whole seeds, often used to season rye bread, are the rye itself)

Example Sentences

I'll have a rye, neat, please.

This field will be planted to rye next spring.

He likes any whiskey, but his favorite is rye.

“Gimme a shot of rye.” The whiskey stung his throat hot and fragrant.

Word Forms

• ryes

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cereal, bread, pumpernickel, whiskey, whisky, buckwheat.

Related Dictionary Tools