Oates

[ohts]

noun

1. Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

2. Titus, 1649–1705, English conspirator and Anglican priest: instigator of the Popish Plot scare.

Oates

/ əʊts /

noun

1. Captain Lawrence Edward Grace . 1880–1912, English explorer. He died on Scott's second Antarctic expedition

2. Titus. (ˈtaɪtəs). 1649–1705, English conspirator. He fabricated the Popish Plot (1678), a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill Charles II, burn London, and massacre Protestants. His perjury caused the execution of many innocent Catholics

Example Sentences

Joyce Carol Oates was grateful someone was reading her books.

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Several weeks later Captain Oates left the men's tent.

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Hall & Oates — dude, “Rich Girl”? Billy Joel too.

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Oates understands, as always, how to keep us on the hook.

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I was gonna guess somebody like Hall & Oates or something more pop.

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