oat

Everyday

1. A kind of cereal plant grown for its grain. tree →
2. (oats) The grains of this plant, used to make porridge, oatcakes, flapjacks and muesli, and to feed horses. tree →

In the lessons

In health and food lessons, oats are a healthy wholegrain food that gives slow energy. In science, oats are a crop that grows in cool, damp places. Phrases: «porridge oats», «rolled oats», «oat milk», «sow your wild oats».

Examples

• I have porridge oats for breakfast. tree →
• Horses love oats. tree →
• We made flapjacks with oats and honey. tree →
• Oats grow well in Scotland. tree →
• My friend drinks oat milk. tree →
• Oats keep you full until lunch. tree →
• "Look," said the Wolf, "here's a fine field of oats. tree →

Note

Usually used in the plural: «oats». As an adjective it is «oat»: «oat milk», «oat biscuits». Oatmeal (US) = porridge oats.