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- oat 1a
often attributive
1
a
: any of several grasses (genus Avena)
especially
: a widely cultivated cereal grass (A. sativa)
b
: a crop or plot of the oat
also
: the seed of an oat
—usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction
2
archaic
: a reed instrument made of an oat straw
Examples of oat in a Sentence
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Exclusively consuming oats—and no other food—would likely put participants at a significant caloric deficit, which can and does lead to weight loss.
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Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2024
Sweet treats for Imbolc include rosemary oat cake, rosemary and lemon curd tarts, blackberry scones, bread pudding, chamomile and lemon custard tarts and jam tarts.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024
The quick-cooking variety is made from flattening oat groat bits.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2024
Commercial oat flour is made by milling oat groats, which are oat berries with their husks removed.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
Customers who are lactose-intolerant or have milk allergies may pay up to $2 extra at Dunkin’ Donuts when substituting oat or almond milk for dairy in their beverages.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2024
Sprüngli is a high-end cafe with a decadent version of bircher muesli, a breakfast dish of oats and fruit, and quite possibly the best hot chocolate in town.
—Noele Illien, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
The single dessert represented on the opening weekend menu was a Citrus Parfait ($12) with oat streusel, calamansi jelly and cognac cream.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
This cream contains oat peptides, which help to protect and lock in moisture, giving my hair a healthy shine.
—Essence, 5 Mar. 2024
Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2024
Sweet treats for Imbolc include rosemary oat cake, rosemary and lemon curd tarts, blackberry scones, bread pudding, chamomile and lemon custard tarts and jam tarts.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024
The quick-cooking variety is made from flattening oat groat bits.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2024
Commercial oat flour is made by milling oat groats, which are oat berries with their husks removed.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
Customers who are lactose-intolerant or have milk allergies may pay up to $2 extra at Dunkin’ Donuts when substituting oat or almond milk for dairy in their beverages.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2024
Sprüngli is a high-end cafe with a decadent version of bircher muesli, a breakfast dish of oats and fruit, and quite possibly the best hot chocolate in town.
—Noele Illien, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
The single dessert represented on the opening weekend menu was a Citrus Parfait ($12) with oat streusel, calamansi jelly and cognac cream.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
This cream contains oat peptides, which help to protect and lock in moisture, giving my hair a healthy shine.
—Essence, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Oat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oat. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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oat
noun
: a grain that is widely grown for its long loose clusters of seeds which are used for human food and for livestock feed
oaten
adjective
ˈōt-ᵊn
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