1
a
: meal made from oats
b
: rolled oats
2
: porridge made from ground or rolled oats
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Use lukewarm water with a cup of oatmeal, and soak for 10 to 15 minutes.
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
Those lower temps are important for brewing pour-over coffee as well as extracting the best flavor from different types of tea, whipping up a bowl of instant oatmeal, or warming a baby bottle in the middle of the night.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 11 Oct. 2024
This fragrance-free formula is powered by skin colloidal oatmeal and moisture-sealing glycerin for baby-soft skin.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
Add in Oats and Raisins Taking after the classic oatmeal raisin cookie, this upgrade takes less than two minutes to complete and fills your recipe with comforting flavors.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
Those lower temps are important for brewing pour-over coffee as well as extracting the best flavor from different types of tea, whipping up a bowl of instant oatmeal, or warming a baby bottle in the middle of the night.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 11 Oct. 2024
This fragrance-free formula is powered by skin colloidal oatmeal and moisture-sealing glycerin for baby-soft skin.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
Add in Oats and Raisins Taking after the classic oatmeal raisin cookie, this upgrade takes less than two minutes to complete and fills your recipe with comforting flavors.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Oatmeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oatmeal. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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oatmeal
noun
oat·meal
ˈōt-ˌmēl 
ōt-ˈmē(ə)l
1
: oats husked and ground into meal or flattened into flakes
2
: a hot cereal made from oatmeal
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