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Wild oats will get sown some time, and one of the arts of life is to sow them at the right time.
Richard Le Gallienne

Meaning of "wild oats" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WILD OATS

wild oats play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILD OATS

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Wild 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 WILD OATS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wild Oats

Wild Oats or wild oats may refer to: ▪ Avena, a genus of grasses that includes the cereal oat ▪ Chasmanthium latifolium or wild oats, a grass ▪ Uvularia sessilifolia or wild oats, a bellwort ▪ Wild Oats, a 1994 sitcom ▪ Wild Oats Markets, a natural foods and farmers' market chain of stores in North America ▪ Wild Oats XI, a maxi yacht ▪ Wild Oats, an upcoming film starring Demi Moore and Jessica Lange ▪ Wild Oats, a 1791 comic play by John O'Keeffe, later rewritten and set in the American West by James McLure...

Definition of wild oats in the English dictionary

The definition of wild oats in the dictionary is the indiscretions of youth, esp dissoluteness before settling down.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILD OATS

wild horse
wild hyacinth
wild indigo
wild Irishman
wild lettuce
wild liquorice
wild man
wild marjoram
wild mustard
wild oat
wild olive
wild pansy
wild parsley
wild parsnip
wild pear
wild radish
wild rice
wild rose
wild rubber
wild rye

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILD OATS

burn one´s boats
feel one´s oats
floats
get one´s oats
groats
John o´Groats
long-coats
oats
rolled oats
separate the sheep from the goats
sow one´s oats
to feel your oats
to get your oats
to sow your oats

Synonyms and antonyms of wild oats in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wild oats» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILD OATS

Find out the translation of wild oats to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wild 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 «wild oats» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

野燕麦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

avena loca
570 millions of speakers

English

wild oats
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जंगली जई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشوفان البري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

овсюг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aveia selvagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্য জুতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

folle avoine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oat liar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wild Oats
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

野生のカラスムギ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야생 귀리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oats liar
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

yến mạch hoang dã
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காட்டு ஓட்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वन्य ओट्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yabani yulaf
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avena selvatica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

owies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вівсюг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ovăz sălbatic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βρώμης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wildehawer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flyghavre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

floghavre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wild oats

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILD OATS»

The term «wild oats» is regularly used and occupies the 92.032 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WILD OATS» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «WILD OATS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wild oats.
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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.
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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.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILD OATS»

Discover the use of wild oats in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wild 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
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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
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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
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Wild Oats
Before THE BEACH HUT... enjoy WILD OATS.
Veronica Henry, 2014
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Take Me Again
Marking one's territory was never so naughty.
Mackenzie McKade, 2009
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Transcendental Wild Oats
He set out to make his utopian dream come true-Bronson Alcott, his wife and four daughters, and an odd assortment of friends who knew more about philosophy than they did about farming.
Louisa May Alcott, 2005
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Oats Or Wild Oats? Commonsense for Young Men
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
James Monroe Buckley, 2010
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The Flight of Wild Oats: An Aerial Adventure : Letters
An Aerial Adventure : Letters Fred R. Goodwin Sydney F. Wise. Lindbergh or an Amelia Earhart, or considered that they deserved such attention. Instead, their aims were private and personal. Fred Goodwin needed one hundred hours of first ...
Fred R. Goodwin, Sydney F. Wise, 1997
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Editorial Wild Oats
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Mark Twain, 2012
10
Wild oats and fireweed: new poems
Poems consider farm life, travel, highways, beaches, sex roles, the poor, hunger, family, marriage, and writing
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILD OATS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wild oats is used in the context of the following news items.
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Transpac Race: The Big Boats have Arrived
Wild Oats XI is a 100-foot custom design famous for its numerous victories in the Sydney-Hobart race in its native Australia, and was competing this year for its ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
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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 the Transpac Race ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
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On The Water: Wild Oats Hawaiian Blessing Ceremony
Wild Oats XI, one of the world's largest and fastest ocean racing yachts, will be the focus of a traditional Hawaiian Blessing Ceremony, the eve of her start in the ... «Gazette Newspapers, Jul 15»
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Wild Oats XI: Coming to America
Australia's most successful supermaxi ocean racing yacht, Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI, is coming to America. The sleek, silver-hulled yacht is bound for Los ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, May 15»
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Bedding 12 Strangers in a Year, Not Surprisingly, Ends 18-Year …
In The Wild Oats Project, Rinaldi writes, “Stuck in a rut — our once-a-week sex life was loving but lacked spontaneity and passion — I was craving seduction and ... «Breitbart News, Mar 15»
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The Wild Oats Project - a memoir about Robin Rinaldi's year in an …
The book, The Wild Oats Project, comes along in the middle of a cultural conversation on the viability of monogamy. Divorce is old hat; children of divorce are ... «The Globe and Mail, Mar 15»
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Open Marriage Experiment Ends Badly: Robin Rinaldi Has …
In Robin Rinaldi's Wild Oats Project, the journalist says she suffered a mid-life crisis and convinced her husband of many years to consent to an open marriage ... «The Inquisitr, Mar 15»
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Supermodel's supermaxi can't catch Wild Oats in Sydney-Hobart …
Wild Oats XI became the first boat to achieve eight line honors, surpassing the seven line honors of Morna -- later called Kurrewa IV -- in the 1950s and 60s ... «CNN, Dec 14»
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Share “Wild Oats XI overtakes Comanche for Hobart...”
HOBART, Australia (AP) — Seven-time champion Wild Oats XI edged ahead of American super maxi Comanche on the second day of the annual Sydney to ... «NewsOK.com, Dec 14»
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No records expected in Rolex Sydney Hobart Race
Owned by prominent wine maker and philanthropist, Bob Oatley AO, Wild Oats XI is already the most successful yacht in the 70-year history of the Hobart race. «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Dec 14»

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