oatmeal
Americannoun
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meal made from ground or rolled oats.
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a cooked breakfast food made from this.
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a grayish-fawn color.
adjective
noun
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meal ground from oats, used for making porridge, oatcakes, etc
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a greyish-yellow colour
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( as adjective )
an oatmeal coat
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Etymology
Origin of oatmeal
Example Sentences
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Eating mostly oatmeal for just two days may significantly reduce cholesterol, according to a clinical trial from the University of Bonn published in Nature Communications.
From Science Daily
While I was drying my face, I saw that Mama was dishing up some oatmeal for me.
From Literature
That morning I ate two bowls of oatmeal, filling my belly to bursting.
From Literature
He could use one arm to push away the spoon when his mom tried to make him eat oatmeal, which tasted disgusting.
From Literature
Bat didn’t like mushy foods, except for oatmeal with brown sugar.
From Literature
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