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oats

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for oats.

Editorial note

A serving of oats as indicated by the packaging is 3/4 cups or 65.7g of oats by weight.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Seeds of an oat plant, especially prepared as food.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of oats gathered in one view.

noun

Seeds of an oat plant, especially prepared as food.

noun

A mass of oat plants (genus Avena, especially Avena sativa).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for oats.

noun

Seeds of an oat plant, especially prepared as food.

noun

A mass of oat plants (genus Avena, especially Avena sativa).

Example sentences

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A serving of oats as indicated by the packaging is 3/4 cups or 65.7g of oats by weight.

2

My DIY version uses 2/3 Oats an 1/3 Masa, and i've always heard amazing things about Oats, so it makes me (emotionally) feel really good - vs concerned about Soylent.

3

They dropped the fiber substantially and replaced some of the oats (and most of the maltodextrin) with isomaltulose.

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Conventional crops are generally sprayed with a cocktail of selective herbicides -- one to kill broadleafs, another to kill wild oats, et cetera.

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Most of the cereals that people eat (such as wheat, rice, oats, and corn/maize) are grown in annual plantings and often in monocultures.

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In fact, there aren't a lot of foods cheaper than milk, raw oats, eggs, and soy sauce.

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Plus, the Oats make me feel very very stable, blood sugar wise..

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Where I live, buying rolled oats off the shelf from a regular grocery store will run you $0.00244 per gram.

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Soylent 1.4 has a grainy/nutty taste, similar to almond milk with oats.

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A quarter pound of dry oats is plenty of food for breakfast...

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Also, raw oats bought in bulk are cheaper and more eco-friendly than buying pricey Soylent drinks and having them shipped across the country regularly.

12

One man wrote Quaker Oats to announce that he had collected 10,800 deeds and was now the owner of 75 square feet of land.

Quote examples

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In the England "corn" refers to wheat, and in Scotland and Ireland it refers to oats.

2

Also not all logos are what you'd call "cookie cutter logos" some are full color illustrations (think Quaker Oats, Mister Clean or Aunt Jemima).

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We are working on sourcing certified GF oats but for now cannot claim to be fully GF." So, they were GF by the US definition of gluten free, but not fully as in certified GF.

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In (German) German, where "Müsli" has become a generic description for nearly any mix containing oats and milk (basically what you'll find on the German Wikipedia), the original Swiss word Müesli is often used with a much narrower and more specific meaning (equivalent with the original meaning of Birchermüesli, I think).

Proper noun examples

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Breakfast is usually toast and Honey Bunches of Oats, sometimes eggs and toast, sometimes a toaster strudel (no toast).

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The picture on the redlaser homepage shows someone scanning a packet of Quaker Oats.

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Here's what happened: > Ronald Bottrell, my source at Quaker Oats, said that in the early 1960s, all the land reverted to Canadian-government ownership.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use oats in a sentence?

A serving of oats as indicated by the packaging is 3/4 cups or 65.7g of oats by weight.

What does oats mean?

Seeds of an oat plant, especially prepared as food.

What part of speech is oats?

oats is commonly used as noun.