1.
2.
[syn: haven, oasis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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, where the water table approaches the surface.
[WordNet sense 1] "The Arab does not love the desert; the
Arab loves the oasis and green fields."
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence: (fig.) Any refuge from a prevailing stressful,
unpleasant, or annoying situation. [WordNet sense 2 & 3]
Syn: haven.
[PJC]
My one oasis in the dust and drouth
Of city life. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
oasis
n 1: a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table
approaches the surface)
2: a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary [syn:
haven, oasis]
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
OASIS
Online Application System Interactive Software
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
OASIS
Open And Secure Information Systems (Eureka)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
OASIS
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information
Standards (org.)