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rye vs whiskey

whiskey vs rye

rye and whiskey both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rye Yes No No No
whiskey Yes No No No
As nouns, whiskey is a hypernym of rye; that is, whiskey is a word with a broader meaning than rye:
  • rye: whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt
  • whiskey: a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
Other hypernyms of rye include whisky.
rye (noun) whiskey (noun)
whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
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 seed of the cereal grass
Difference between rye and whiskey

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