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rye vs grain

grain vs rye

rye and grain both are nouns.

rye is not a verb while grain is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rye Yes No No No
grain Yes No Yes No
As nouns, grain is a hypernym of rye; that is, grain is a word with a broader meaning than rye:
  • rye: the seed of the cereal grass
  • grain: dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
Other hypernyms of rye include caryopsis.
rye (noun) grain (noun)
whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
the seed of the cereal grass the smallest possible unit of anything
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
a cereal grass
1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
rye (verb) grain (verb)
form into grains
become granular
thoroughly work in
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
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