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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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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