oatmeal

oatmeal
[[t]o͟ʊtmiːl[/t]]
1) N-UNCOUNT: oft N n Oatmeal is a kind of flour made by crushing oats.

...oatmeal biscuits.

2) N-UNCOUNT Oatmeal is a thick sticky food made from oats cooked in water or milk and eaten hot, especially for breakfast. [mainly AM]
Syn:
(in BRIT, usually use porridge)
3) COLOUR Something that is oatmeal is a pale creamy brown colour.

...an oatmeal tweed jacket.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • oatmeal — (n.) late 14c., from OAT (Cf. oat) + M.E. mele (see MEAL (Cf. meal) (n.2)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • oatmeal — ► NOUN ▪ meal made from ground oats, used in making porridge and oatcakes …   English terms dictionary

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  • oatmeal — /oht meel , meel /, n. 1. meal made from ground or rolled oats. 2. a cooked breakfast food made from this. 3. a grayish fawn color. adj. 4. made with or containing oatmeal: oatmeal cookies. [1350 1400; ME; see OAT, MEAL2] * * * …   Universalium

  • oatmeal — n. to cook oatmeal * * * [ əʊtmiːl] to cook oatmeal …   Combinatory dictionary

  • oatmeal — 1. noun a) Meal made from rolled or round oats b) A breakfast cereal made from rolled oats, cooked in milk and/or water. (porridge in UK) 2. adjective …   Wiktionary

  • oatmeal — noun Oatmeal is used before these nouns: ↑cookie …   Collocations dictionary

  • oatmeal — noun 1》 meal made from ground oats and chiefly used in porridge or oatcakes.     ↘N. Amer. porridge made from oatmeal or rolled oats. 2》 a greyish fawn colour flecked with brown …   English new terms dictionary

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