oats
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oats
- /əʊts/ UK
- /oʊts/ Canada, US
- /oʊts/ California
- [əʊts] California
- [ɛʊts] California
- /æɔts/ Australia
- /æʊts/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -əʊts
noun
- plural of oat
noun
- A mass of oat plants (genus Avena, especially Avena sativa). Oats are in the north corner of the farm.
- Seeds of an oat plant, especially prepared as food. Oats is a heart-healthy breakfast food.
-
Sexual intercourse, sexual satisfaction; semen.
Must I beat the Bush while you catch the Game ;
Sow your wild oates,
And mind not her wild notes,
Of Alack &c.
[…]
[She] bid me fill, fill, fill
Her Sack &c.
But twas all in Vaine
For I had spilt my graine
With a Thwack, &c.
Similar: wild oats, seed, aphrodisia, carnal knowledge, coitus, coition, commerce, commixtion, congress, conjunction, connection, consummation
Similar: haver
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: maize, oatmeal, corn, grits, grains, avena, cereals, genus avena, groats, orangutans, oat-bran, animated oat, wild oats, oat grass, oatgrass, wild oat
noun
Similar: haver
Translations
Talk about this word "oats." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oats. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. oats. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oats "oats." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oats.Cite this
@misc{oats_2026,
title = {oats},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oats},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
