rye

noun/raɪ/

Frequency rank: #7,510 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a cereal grain used to make bread, whiskey, and animal feed.

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Example sentence

The baker used rye flour to make a dense, flavorful loaf of bread.

Synonyms & related words

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