Definitions

1. noun

A cereal grain that is a staple food in many parts of the world.

“She baked oatmeal cookies for the family.”

2. verb

To eat oats, especially as a horse.

“The horse oated in the nearby field.”

3. verb

To cover with oatmeal.

“The nurse oated the baby’s skin with oatmeal cream.”

4. noun

A person who eats oats, especially as a horse.

“The horse was an oat on the green meadow.”

5. noun

A particle of oat or oats.

“The oats scattered in the wind.”