01 n. A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert, where the water table approaches the surface.
pl.
Oases ((-sēz))
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1.
A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert, where the water table approaches the surface.
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2.
Any refuge from a prevailing stressful, unpleasant, or annoying situation.(fig.)“My one oasis in the dust and drouth Of city life.” — Tennyson.
Syn.
haven.