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oatmeal

/ˈəʊtmiːl/noun

A hot breakfast dish made by cooking crushed or rolled oats in water or milk.

Example sentences

  • “She stirred some berries and honey into her morning oatmeal.”
  • “A bowl of oatmeal keeps me full until lunch.”

American; British speakers call the cooked dish porridge. Also a pale greyish colour in clothing.

Synonyms for oatmeal

  • porridge

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