Oases

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oasis \O"as*is\ ([=o]"[.a]*s[i^]s or [-o]*[=a]"s[i^]s; 277), n.;
     pl. {Oases} (-s[=e]z). [L., fr. Gr. 'o`asis; cf. Copt.
     ouahe.]
     A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy
     desert, where the water table approaches the surface.
     [WordNet sense 1] "The Arab does not love the desert; the


     Arab loves the oasis and green fields."
     [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: (fig.) Any refuge from a prevailing stressful,
        unpleasant, or annoying situation. [WordNet sense 2 & 3]
  
     Syn: haven.
          [PJC]
  
                My one oasis in the dust and drouth
                Of city life.                       --Tennyson.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oasis
       n 1: a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table
            approaches the surface)
       2: a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary [syn: {haven}]
       [also: {oases} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oases
       See {oasis}