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Definitions for Oats

[1] a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
[2] Usually oats. (used with a singular or plural verb ) the seed of this plant, used as a food for humans and animals.
[3] any of several plants of the same genus, as the wild oat.
[4] Archaic . a musical pipe made of an oat straw.
[5] feel one's oats , Informal . to feel frisky or lively. to be aware of and use one's importance or power.
[6] sow one's wild oats . wild oat(def 3) .
[7] an erect annual grass, Avena sativa, grown in temperate regions for its edible seed
[8] (usually plural) the seeds or fruits of this grass
[9] any of various other grasses of the genus Avena, such as the wild oat
[10] poetic a flute made from an oat straw
[11] feel one's oats US and Canadian informal to feel exuberant to feel self-important
[12] get one's oats slang to have sexual intercourse
[13] sow one's oats or sow one's wild oats to indulge in adventure or promiscuity during youth

Words related to Oats

oatwheat, grain, corn, rice, bran, feed, fodder, forage, provisions, straw, hay, chow, viands, rye

Words nearby Oats

oatoas, oasis, oast, oast-house, oastler, oat, oat cell, oat cell carcinoma, oat grass, oatcake, oaten

Origin of Oats

before 900; Middle English ote, Old English āte

Other words from Oats

oat·like , adjective

Word origin for Oats

Old English āte, of obscure origin

Synonyms for Oats

chow, feed, fodder, forage, grain, hay, provisions, straw, viands