rye/wry
rye (rī)
Noun
- A cereal grass (Secale cereale) widely cultivated for its grain.
- The grain of this plant, used in making flour and whiskey and for livestock feed.
- Whiskey made from the grains of this plant.
wry (rī)
Adjective. wri·er (rī'ər) or wry·er, wri·est (rī'ĭst) or wry·est.
- Dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony.
- Temporarily twisted in an expression of distaste or displeasure: made a wry face.
- Abnormally twisted or bent to one side; crooked: a wry nose.
- Being at variance with what is right, proper, or suitable; perverse.
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