(childish) A nickname of the given name Ryan.

A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder. / The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained. / Rye bread. / (US, Canada) Rye whiskey.

plural of rye

A small town and civil parish in East Sussex, England. / A hamlet and civil parish in Hampshire, England. / A river in North Yorkshire, England that flows through Ryedale to join the Derwent.

A commune in Calvados department, Normandy, France.

(cooking) A bread made partly or entirely with rye flour.

plural of rye-worm

The larva of a fly, Chlorops pumilionis, an agricultural pest which feeds on stems of several species of grain and other grasses.

(folklore) An evil creature of German folklore lurking in the rye-fields.

(US) rye whiskey sweetened with rock candy, formerly used medicinally