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We ate warm oats for breakfast.
What does Oats mean?
Oats are a grain used for food.
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A grain often eaten as oatmeal or used in baked foods.
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The recipe used oats to make chewy granola bars.
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Oats are a useful grain because they can be cooked, baked, or mixed into cereal.
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MeaningOats are a grain used for food.
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Synonyms
Words like Oats
grainUse for seeds from plants such as oats, wheat, or rice.
oatmealUse when oats are cooked as a breakfast food.
Antonyms
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meatUse for animal-based food, not grain.
liquidUse for something that flows rather than a dry grain.
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oats
noun
oat
A single oat grain or the plant that produces oats.
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