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Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse.
Arthur Baer

Meaning of "oats" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OATS

oats  [əʊts] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OATS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oats is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OATS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

oats

Oat

The common oat is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name. While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed.

Definition of oats in the English dictionary

The definition of oats in the dictionary is the seeds or fruits of the grass Avena sativa.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OATS


abouts
əˈbaʊts
Coates
kəʊts
floats
fləʊts
foots
fʊts
groats
ɡrəʊts
grouts
ɡraʊts
halutz
xɑˈlʊts
hereabouts
ˈhɪərəˌbaʊts
kibbutz
kɪˈbʊts
notes
nəʊts
Oates
əʊts
Perutz
pəˈrʊts
Scouts
ˈskaʊts
sprouts
spraʊts
thereabouts
ˈðɛərəˌbaʊts
toots
tʊts
totes
təʊts
whereabouts
ˈwɛərəˌbaʊts

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OATS

oary
OAS
oases
oasis
oast
oast house
Oastler
oat
oat grass
oatcake
oaten
oater
Oates
oath
oath of allegiance
oath-taking
oathable
oatlike
oatmeal

WORDS THAT END LIKE OATS

bats
combats
congrats
Desert Rats
dingbats
eats
flats
Ghats
Greats
John o´Groats
Keats
lats
Liberal Democrats
long-coats
mudflats
Nats
rats
stats
sweats
Yeats

Synonyms and antonyms of oats in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oats» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OATS

Find out the translation of oats to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oats from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oats» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

燕麦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

copos de avena
570 millions of speakers

English

oats
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شَوَفَانِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

овес
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aveia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্সাহে টগবগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avoine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haferflocken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オート麦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

귀리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oats
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yến mạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓட்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओट्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yulaf
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avena
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

owies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

овес
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ovăz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βρώμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hawer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

havregryn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

havre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oats

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OATS»

The term «oats» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.464 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OATS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «oats» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «oats» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oats

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5 QUOTES WITH «OATS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oats.
1
Fred Allen
Most of us spend the first six days of each week sowing wild oats; then we go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure.
2
Arthur Baer
Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse.
3
Richard Le Gallienne
Wild oats will get sown some time, and one of the arts of life is to sow them at the right time.
4
Frank James
We sometime didn't get enough to buy oats for our horses. Most banks had very little money in them.
5
Stephanie Zimbalist
I've sown all the oats I want to sow.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OATS»

Discover the use of oats in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oats and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wild Oats
Shunned by the citizens of Dead Dog, Oklahoma, Cora Briggs is shocked when she finds a fine young man like Jedwin Sparrow, eager to sow his wild oats, standing on her doorstep. Original.
Pamela Morsi, 1993
2
Wild Oats
Life in the bosom of the Wilding family has its ups and downs.
Veronica Henry, 2006
3
Oats!: A Book of Whimsy
Provides new and classic methods for enjoying oats at breakfast, dinner, and dessert, and includes stories and poems about oats
Shirley Streshinsky, Maria Streshinsky, 1996
4
The Oats, Peas, Beans & Barley Cookbook
Author Edyth Young Cottrell, a research nutritionist from Loma Linda University, teaches how to create delicious entrees, breads, desserts, vegetables, and more with natural unprocessed foods.
Edyth Young Cottrell, 2003
5
Polly's Oats
Wanting to keep his three prize horses, Prince, Prance, and Ponce, in the best condition, the farmer is too busy to remember to feed oats to poor workhorse Polly, until one rainy day when he forgets to close the hayloft door. Reprint.
Marc Simont, 1994
6
Transcendental Wild Oats
Louisa May Alcott's classic satire on her father's Transcendental commune is for readers of all ages who love Alcott, history, or just a good story told with humor and sensitivity.
Louisa May Alcott, 2011
7
Fodder Oats: A World Overview
Background to fodder oats worldwide; Fodder oats; an overview; Fodder oats in North America; Fodder oats: an overview for South America; Fodder oats in the Maghreb; Fodder oats in Pakistan; Fodder oats in the Himalayas; Fodder oats in China ...
J. M. Suttie, Stephen G. Reynolds, 2004
8
Wild Oats: A Romance of the Old West
Based on the author's novel, SLOWLY, BY THY HAND UNFURLED, and first produced by the
James McLure, 1985
9
Oats: chemistry and technology
Oats Production, Value and Use. Breeding Oats for Food and Feed. Morphological and Chemical Organization of the Oat Kernel. Sugars and Nonstarchy Polysaccharides in Oats. Oat Starch. Oat Glucan. Oat Storage Proteins.
Francis H. Webster, 1986
10
Small-Scale Grain Raising: An Organic Guide to Growing, ...
Oats Culture Whether you plant in fall or spring, raising oats proceeds in similar fashion. Since my experience has been only with spring oats, I'll describe that process. Southern growers can adjust what I say to their own fall-planting conditions ...
Gene Logsdon, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OATS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oats is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Transpac Race: No Records for Wild Oats XI
All record-setting hopes have been erased for the the 100-foot Australian supermaxi Wild Oats XI, which was competing in the 48th edition of ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
2
Recipe: Quick oats sandwich
We bring you a crisp fresh mix of cumin-flavored capsicum and carrot added to a healthy mix of oats and yogurt - the perfect filling for a quick ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Brooks & Oats lead the way
Barry Oats topped the B Flight (15+) standings with another fine round and 37 points while Graham Buckingham placed second on 33 and ... «Pattaya Mail, Jul 15»
4
Healthy recipe — Oats Palak Paneer by Chef Vikas Khanna
Chef Vikas Khanna adds a healthy taste to this recipe without compromising on the taste – Oats, high in fibre and protein, making this recipe a ... «TheHealthSite, Jul 15»
5
Duvenaud: Oats prices steady, canola crush slows
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — It's been a decent oats marketing year. Production fell from 4 million metric tons in 2013 to 3 million metric tons in 2014 ... «AG Week, Jul 15»
6
Wild Oats XI gets breathing space and a surprise visitor in Transpac
The challenging wind conditions have destroyed any chance Wild Oats XI might have had for breaking the course record of five days, 14 hours, ... «Sail World, Jul 15»
7
Steel Cut Oats Fashions a Monster Out of Oatmeal
Steel Cut Oats, which recently launched a Kickstarter campaign, tells the story of a wounded boxer who decides to create a golem out of — you ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
8
Oat milling in southern WA ramps up to tap into booming Asian …
Growing demand for oats in Asia has led another global player to put its roots down in southern Western Australia to process oats for export to ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
9
Sowing Their Oats: Iowa Farmers Return to Roots
After a decades-long decline in the state, barley, oats, rye and wheat are reemerging as important cover crops. Photo courtesy Practical ... «Public News Service, Jul 15»
10
OATS honored as top Missouri employer of older workers
Rural community transit company OATS was selected as the 2015 American Legion Employer of Older Workers award winner for Missouri. «Columbia Business Times, Jul 15»

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