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OASES
OASIS
haven, oasis
(noun) a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
oasis
(noun) a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
oases
plural of oasis
Source: Wiktionary
OASIS
O"as*is (o"a*sis or o*a"sis; 277), n.; pl. Oases (-sez). [L., fr. Gr. 'o`asis; cf. Copt. ouahe.]
Definition: A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert.
My one oasis in the dust and drouth Of city life. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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