Oasis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A fertile or green spot in a desert or wasteland, made so by the presence of water.
  • n. A situation or place preserved from surrounding unpleasantness; a refuge: an oasis of serenity amid chaos.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
  • n. A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert, where the water table approaches the surface.
  • n. Any refuge from a prevailing stressful, unpleasant, or annoying situation.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Originally, a fertile spot in the Libyan desert where there is a spring or well and more or loss vegetation; now, any fertile tract in the midst of a waste: often used figuratively.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
  • n. a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shelter    parcel    tract    parcel of land    piece of ground    piece of land   
    Variant
    oases   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    haven    refuge    island   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    basis   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    haven    nook    Lowlands    isle    vale    paradise    fountain    grove    meadow    steppe   
     
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