oats

[US]/əuts/
[UK]/ots/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a type of grain used for making oatmeal, oat porridge, or rolled oats (plural of oat)

Phrases & Collocations

rolled oats

Example Sentences

the main crops were oats and barley.

porridge oats enriched with extra oat bran.

Wheat, maize and oats belong to the grain group.

What’s the matter with you, John? Not getting your oats?

The best-known grains are wheat,barley,oats,rye and maize.

By cereals we mean wheat, oats, rye, barley, and all that.

The problem is that he never sowed his wild oats before he got married, and he wants to sow them now.

brown rice, oats, whole wheat, barley, pearl rice, sorghum rice, buck wheat, green bean, pearl barley, black rice, yam, foxnut.

Real-world Examples

But there are no Scottish oats here, instead it is rice.

Source: BBC documentary "Chinese New Year"

Yeah, you should be out sowing your oats or just sewing.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

But also here we've got the porridge oats and the milk.

Source: Gourmet Base

They recommended to me duck oats, water lilies, and the American lotus.

Source: American Elementary School English 5

So I'll have Scottish oats, cooked with maybe some water or almond milk.

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

This means less eggs, broccoli, oats and almonds.

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

Because of the oats and because of the beating.

Source: Gourmet Base

They fed him some corn and some oats, which tasted good.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

Look for corn! Look for oats! Run all over!

Source: Charlotte's Web

The boy carried a basket and went into the room where the oats were kept.

Source: Black Steed (Selected)

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