1
a
: meal made from oats
b
: rolled oats
2
: porridge made from ground or rolled oats
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Get the Recipe 30 of 80 Baked Oatmeal This cinnamon-spiced baked oatmeal has the texture of a bread pudding and tastes somewhere between homemade oatmeal cookies and a warm hug.
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Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
The oatmeal provides a calming effect, while the lavender essential oil soothes and nourishes the skin.
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Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
The oatmeal provides a calming effect, while the lavender essential oil soothes and nourishes the skin.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Oatmeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oatmeal. Accessed 4 May. 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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