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OASIS
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Irregular inflected form: oases
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
Synonyms:
haven; oasis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("oasis" is a kind of...):
shelter (a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("oasis" is a kind of...):
parcel; parcel of land; piece of ground; piece of land; tract (an extended area of land)
Holonyms ("oasis" is a part of...):
desert (arid land with little or no vegetation)
