oatmeal

[oht-meel, -meel]

noun

1. meal made from ground or rolled oats.

2. a cooked breakfast food made from this.

3. a grayish-fawn color.

adjective

1. made with or containing oatmeal.

   oatmeal cookies.

oatmeal

/ ˈəʊtˌmiːl /

noun

1. meal ground from oats, used for making porridge, oatcakes, etc

2. 1. a greyish-yellow colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      an oatmeal coat

Word History and Origins

Origin of oatmeal¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; oat, meal ²

Example Sentences

A half-drunk cup of coffee was found sitting on the helm, and Kawahara’s oatmeal was left unfinished, as if the experienced fisherman suddenly disappeared in the middle of breakfast, said Heather Burns, a longtime friend.

From Los Angeles Times

I love my oatmeal with a little bit of brown sugar and blueberries.

From Los Angeles Times

She’d make her oatmeal and slice up fruit because Parker “wouldn’t eat well,” gently pushing through rookie stubbornness toward authority, nudging her toward the weight room and stressing the importance of body maintenance.

From Los Angeles Times

The answers: Rockefeller Center ice-skating rink and red oatmeal.

From Los Angeles Times

Stored in small containers, they’re ideal spooned over yogurt or swirled into oatmeal.

From Salon

Related Words

• cereal 
• porridge