oats
/oʊts/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A mass of oat plants (genus Avena, especially Avena sativa).
Example Sentences
- "Oats are in the north corner of the farm."
- "Usually oats is last in a rotation and does not get the fertilizer that other feed grains get."
- "Oats is a heart-healthy breakfast food."
- "Oats are good for you."
- "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."
- "“[…]he’s young,” he added excusingly. “And I suppose he’s just feeling his oats a bit.” “Well he can save his damned oats up until we get into port—like any other sailor. If I catch him making those sort of passes at any woman who happens to be making a passage with us, Mister Samuals, I’ll disrate him and send him to the fo’c’sle!”"
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /oʊts/
- British English: /əʊts/