Related Searches
on Ask.com
Synonyms
oasis - 6 dictionary results
SOA Security & Governance
Web Services firewall and proxy Free Webinar with Oracle
www.layer7tech.com
Web Services firewall and proxy Free Webinar with Oracle
www.layer7tech.com
o⋅a⋅sis
[oh-ey-sis] 
–noun, plural -ses [-seez] .
[-seez] . | 1. | a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well. |
| 2. | something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc.: The library was an oasis of calm in the hectic city. |
Origin:
1605–15; < LL < Gk óasis (Herodotus) < Egyptian wḥʾt oasis, oasis region
1605–15; < LL < Gk óasis (Herodotus) < Egyptian wḥʾt oasis, oasis region
Related forms:
o⋅a⋅sit⋅ic [oh-uh-sit-ik] , o⋅a⋅sal, o⋅a⋅se⋅an [oh-ey-see-uhn] , adjective
[oh-uh-sit-ik] , o⋅a⋅sal, o⋅a⋅se⋅an [oh-ey-see-uhn] , adjective Synonyms:
2. haven, harbor, retreat, shelter.
2. haven, harbor, retreat, shelter.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
|
Link To oasis
| o·a·sis (ō-ā'sĭs) n. pl. o·a·ses (-sēz)
[From Late Latin Oasis, an oasis in the Libyan desert, from Greek, from Coptic ouahe, from Egyptian wḥ't.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Oasis
O"as*is\ ([=o]"[.a]*s[i^]s or [-o]*[=a]"s[i^]s; 277), n.; pl. Oases (-s[=e]z). [L., fr. Gr. 'o`asis; cf. Copt. ouahe.] 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Language Translation for : oasis
Spanish:
oasis,
German:
die Oase,
Japanese:
オアシス
oasis
1613, from Fr., from L.L., from Gk. oasis, probably from Hamitic (cf. Coptic wahe, ouahe "dwelling place, oasis," from ouih "dwell"). The same Egyptian source produced Arabic wah.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
| oasis (ō-ā'sĭs) Pronunciation Key
Plural oases (ō-ā'sēz) A small area in a desert that has a supply of water and is able to support vegetation. An oasis forms when groundwater lies close enough to the surface to form a spring or to be reached by wells. |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
OASIS
|
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
