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oat

[oht]

noun

  1. a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.

  2. (used with a singular or plural verb)Usually oats. the seed of this plant, used as a food for humans and animals.

  3. any of several plants of the same genus, as the wild oat.

  4. Archaic.a musical pipe made of an oat straw.



oat

/ əʊ /

noun

  1. an erect annual grass, Avena sativa, grown in temperate regions for its edible seed

  2. (usually plural) the seeds or fruits of this grass

  3. any of various other grasses of the genus Avena, such as the wild oat

  4. poetica flute made from an oat straw

  5. informal

    1. to feel exuberant

    2. to feel self-important

  6. slangto have sexual intercourse

  7. to indulge in adventure or promiscuity during youth

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • oatlike adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oat1

before 900; Middle English ote, Old English ٱ
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oat1

Old English ٱ, of obscure origin
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. sow one's wild oats. wild oat.

  2. feel one's oats,

    1. to feel frisky or lively.

    2. to be aware of and use one's importance or power.

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Example Sentences

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Her salads run the gamut—apple with pecorino, lentils and radicchio; blueberry with oat groats, chicories and buttermilk; raw cabbage with ground cherries, cilantro, pepitas and lime.

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The streusel — made from a flour mixture of oats, all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and sea salt — is sprinkled on top before baking.

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They include the Blueberry Matcha, White Chocolate Matcha and Golden Matcha, which touts turmeric, cinnamon, ginger and oat milk.

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When you’re ready for breakfast, blend the roasted apples with a scoop of rolled oats, a spoonful of yogurt, a pour of almond milk, and more cinnamon.

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The government is consulting on proposals to end the exemption from the tax for dairy-based drinks, as well as non-dairy substitutes such as oats or rice.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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