Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Meal that is made from oats; rolled or ground oats.
- noun A porridge that is made from rolled or ground oats.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Meal made from oats. The grain, with the husk removed, is kiln-dried and ground.
- noun A mush or porridge prepared from oatmeal.
- noun [capitalized] One of a band of riotous profligates who infested the streets of London in the seventeenth century.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Meal made of oats.
- noun (Bot.) A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Meal made fromrolled orround oats - noun A
breakfast cereal made from rolledoats , cooked inmilk and/or water. (porridge in UK) - noun a light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal.
- adjective Of a light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun porridge made of rolled oats
- noun meal made from rolled or ground oats
Etymologies
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Examples
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The term oatmeal usually refers to rolled oats, made with the whole oat groat (the hulled grain) or with what's called steel-cut oats (the inner portion of the oat, cut into pieces).
JSOnline.com 2009
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This oatmeal is so nutritious and looks so delicious.
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Another note, this one handed to him by Lama Katie after the morning cleanup in the temple and the incantatory scraping of the baked-on oatmeal from the depths of the communal cook pot.
The Silence 2010
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Lunch is a sandwich made with the last of the local basil and Cherokee purple tomatoes, grilled on whole-grain oatmeal bread with four cheeses and just a tiny smear of brown mustard.
In the grandest tradition of Clerks, he wasn't even supposed to be at work that day. matociquala 2009
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Leftover oatmeal is becoming blueberry oatcakes as we speak, though, never fear, and I am unlikely to waste away.
nothing but net thatpotteryguy 2009
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Another note, this one handed to him by Lama Katie after the morning cleanup in the temple and the incantatory scraping of the baked-on oatmeal from the depths of the communal cook pot.
The Silence 2010
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Another note, this one handed to him by Lama Katie after the morning cleanup in the temple and the incantatory scraping of the baked-on oatmeal from the depths of the communal cook pot.
The Silence 2010
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Once the flour has been incorporated, stir in oatmeal and chocolate chips.
Car-Baked Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies | Baking Bites 2009
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Our breakfast this morning was, once again, 83 cents worth of bulk-bin oatmeal with milk (lucky that we all like oatmeal, and have been in a daily rut of eating it for months) and 19 cent bananas.
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Would have never thought to put coffee in oatmeal cookies … these look tender and chewy, like the perfect oatmeal cookie should be! dani Jul 26 these have made it to the top of my “to-bake” list
chained_bear commented on the word oatmeal
Captured at Yorktown, "58 casks oatmeal, (weight) 11,900 lb."
October 29, 2007
dontcry commented on the word oatmeal
A series of gagging, horking and snorting noises are not necessary when I announce that I am making oatmeal for myself for breakfast and ask if anyone else would like some. A simple 'no thanks' will suffice.
*takes bowl of oatmeal & paper to porch*
*plots another marmite surprise*
August 23, 2009
reesetee commented on the word oatmeal
I know! Order 58 casks of it, weighing 11,900 lb. Line the house with them.
August 24, 2009
dontcry commented on the word oatmeal
That's a start...
August 24, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word oatmeal
February 24, 2011
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word oatmeal
Woah! For a fleeting second that dried fruit looked like gummy bears.
February 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word oatmeal
Maybe they're gummy bears who have stayed too long in the sun.
March 1, 2011