oat | | |
n. (plant) | 1. oat | annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats'). |
| ~ avena, genus avena | oats. |
| ~ avena sativa, cereal oat | widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains. |
| ~ avena fatua, wild oat, wild oat grass | common in meadows and pastures. |
| ~ avena barbata, slender wild oat | oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia. |
| ~ animated oat, avene sterilis, wild red oat | Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat. |
| ~ cereal, cereal grass | grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet. |
n. (food) | 2. oat | seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats'). |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ food grain, cereal, grain | foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses. |
| ~ avena sativa, cereal oat | widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains. |
accomplice | | |
n. (person) | 1. accomplice, confederate | a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan). |
| ~ assistant, helper, help, supporter | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" |
| ~ decoy, steerer | a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot). |
affiliate | | |
n. (person) | 1. affiliate | a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization. |
| ~ associate | a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor.; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" |
n. (group) | 2. affiliate | a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization.; "network affiliates" |
| ~ organization, organisation | a group of people who work together. |
v. (social) | 3. affiliate, associate, assort, consort | keep company with; hang out with.; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" |
| ~ interact | act together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
| ~ ally | become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage.; "He allied himself with the Communists" |
| ~ go steady, date, go out, see | date regularly; have a steady relationship with.; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" |
| ~ companion, company, keep company, accompany | be a companion to somebody. |
v. (social) | 4. affiliate | join in an affiliation.; "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group" |
| ~ join, fall in, get together | become part of; become a member of a group or organization.; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man" |
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