Oasis
noun
A place in a desert where water and plants are found.
After walking for days in the desert, they finally reached an oasis.
Often appears as...
- desert oasis
- lush oasis
noun
A pleasant place or situation in the middle of something difficult or unpleasant.
The small park is an oasis of calm in the busy city.
Often appears as...
- oasis of calm
- oasis of peace
noun
A place in a desert where water and plants are found.
After walking for days in the desert, they finally reached an oasis.
Often appears as...
- desert oasis
- lush oasis
noun
A pleasant place or situation in the middle of something difficult or unpleasant.
The small park is an oasis of calm in the busy city.
Often appears as...
- oasis of calm
- oasis of peace
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Refers specifically to a fertile spot in the desert where water is present.
The caravan stopped at the oasis to replenish their water supplies.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographical Feature
An oasis is a natural occurrence, not a man-made place.
Oases often dictate ancient travel routes across deserts.
Pro Tip 3/3Biodiversity Hotspot
Oases support diverse life in arid regions and can vary in size.
Birds flock to the oasis, making it a bustling hub of wildlife.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Refers specifically to a fertile spot in the desert where water is present.
The caravan stopped at the oasis to replenish their water supplies.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographical Feature
An oasis is a natural occurrence, not a man-made place.
Oases often dictate ancient travel routes across deserts.
Pro Tip 3/3Biodiversity Hotspot
Oases support diverse life in arid regions and can vary in size.
Birds flock to the oasis, making it a bustling hub of wildlife.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Refers specifically to a fertile spot in the desert where water is present.
The caravan stopped at the oasis to replenish their water supplies.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographical Feature
An oasis is a natural occurrence, not a man-made place.
Oases often dictate ancient travel routes across deserts.
Pro Tip 3/3Biodiversity Hotspot
Oases support diverse life in arid regions and can vary in size.
Birds flock to the oasis, making it a bustling hub of wildlife.
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After Largest Dam...
about the Elwha watershed and marine systems as being a house the nearshore component of it would be the nursery and so it provides this wonderful little oasis of habitat and food and refuge it's a very quiet place in a very tumultuous world I've been working in
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Is our universe the only...
looking out into deep space will see nothing but an endless stretch of static inky black stillness and they will conclude that the universe is static and unchanging and populated by a single central oasis of matter that they inhabit
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What does an alien look...
this is the earth our home planet and its nearest neighbor Mars the earth is a lush oasis in comparison to Mars and this is because we enjoy the luxury of life's most precious commodity water Mars did have water in its past billions
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Beautiful Butterfly...
butterflies can bring back the wildlife rich countryside we adore but unless these oases are joined up the butterflies trapped here will always be at risk hello youtube i'm nicolette and for today's slo-mo i've convinced i to
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Why is our universe...
looking out into deep space will see nothing but an endless stretch of static, inky, black stillness. And they will conclude that the universe is static and unchanging and populated by a single central oasis of matter
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Why domestic violence...
and conscientiously intervene, deescalate it, show victims a safe way out. Together we can make our beds, our dinner tables and our families the safe and peaceful oases they should be.
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Earth's Hidden Volcanos...
the crushing pressure extreme temperatures and total darkness may seem too hostile for life but incredibly these vents have created oases in the deserts of the deep
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
drawn to this one last oasis for those able to travel this water is a lifesaver
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
drawn to this one last oasis for those able to travel this water is a lifesaver
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Ants Rip Queen's Legs...
drawn to this one last oasis for those able to travel this water is a lifesaver
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After Largest Dam...
about the Elwha watershed and marine systems as being a house the nearshore component of it would be the nursery and so it provides this wonderful little oasis of habitat and food and refuge it's a very quiet place in a very tumultuous world I've been working in
Video examples
Is our universe the only...
looking out into deep space will see nothing but an endless stretch of static inky black stillness and they will conclude that the universe is static and unchanging and populated by a single central oasis of matter that they inhabit
Video examples
What does an alien look...
this is the earth our home planet and its nearest neighbor Mars the earth is a lush oasis in comparison to Mars and this is because we enjoy the luxury of life's most precious commodity water Mars did have water in its past billions
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Beautiful Butterfly...
butterflies can bring back the wildlife rich countryside we adore but unless these oases are joined up the butterflies trapped here will always be at risk hello youtube i'm nicolette and for today's slo-mo i've convinced i to
Video examples
Why is our universe...
looking out into deep space will see nothing but an endless stretch of static, inky, black stillness. And they will conclude that the universe is static and unchanging and populated by a single central oasis of matter
Video examples
Why domestic violence...
and conscientiously intervene, deescalate it, show victims a safe way out. Together we can make our beds, our dinner tables and our families the safe and peaceful oases they should be.
Video examples
Earth's Hidden Volcanos...
the crushing pressure extreme temperatures and total darkness may seem too hostile for life but incredibly these vents have created oases in the deserts of the deep
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
drawn to this one last oasis for those able to travel this water is a lifesaver
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
drawn to this one last oasis for those able to travel this water is a lifesaver
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Ants Rip Queen's Legs...
drawn to this one last oasis for those able to travel this water is a lifesaver
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Quote examples
Rachel Sklar
Canadian Lawyer
My weekends are oases of time and space, where I am able to draw a breath and dive into the stuff I couldn't get to that week - the great article I bookmarked, the friend whose emails I kept dropping, the blog post I'd meant to write on a subject that wasn't timely but was still important.
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Pete Rozelle
American Celebrity
People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they don't want football to get involved in the same types of court cases, racial problems and legislative issues they encounter in the rest of American life.
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Lynda Resnick
American Businesswoman
The POM bottle is sublime, in a way. When you go into a supermarket, you hear that noise everywhere: 'Buy me! I'm going to save your life! I'm going to make you thin!' When you come to that POM bottle, it's like an oasis of calm.
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Jason Calacanis
American Businessman
The tech and tech media world are meritocracies. To fall back to race as the reason why people don't break out in our wonderful oasis of openness is to do a massive injustice to what we've fought so hard to create.
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Brandi Carlile
American Musician
Colorado is an oasis, an otherworldly mountain place. I've played so many shows in Colorado that I think I'm the Colorado house band.
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Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican Singer
When you go to an oasis, you go there to supply yourself with the vital things you are missing, things that you need.
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Lenny Kravitz
American Musician
Oasis are not just influenced by the Beatles; they actually take stuff. Then they get praised.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.
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Fernando Botero
Colombian Artist
Art should be an oasis: a place or refuge from the hardness of life.
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Ian Brown
English Musician
Oasis are okay, but they're like The Sun: base.
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Rachel Sklar
Canadian Lawyer
My weekends are oases of time and space, where I am able to draw a breath and dive into the stuff I couldn't get to that week - the great article I bookmarked, the friend whose emails I kept dropping, the blog post I'd meant to write on a subject that wasn't timely but was still important.
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Pete Rozelle
American Celebrity
People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they don't want football to get involved in the same types of court cases, racial problems and legislative issues they encounter in the rest of American life.
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Lynda Resnick
American Businesswoman
The POM bottle is sublime, in a way. When you go into a supermarket, you hear that noise everywhere: 'Buy me! I'm going to save your life! I'm going to make you thin!' When you come to that POM bottle, it's like an oasis of calm.
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Jason Calacanis
American Businessman
The tech and tech media world are meritocracies. To fall back to race as the reason why people don't break out in our wonderful oasis of openness is to do a massive injustice to what we've fought so hard to create.
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Brandi Carlile
American Musician
Colorado is an oasis, an otherworldly mountain place. I've played so many shows in Colorado that I think I'm the Colorado house band.
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Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican Singer
When you go to an oasis, you go there to supply yourself with the vital things you are missing, things that you need.
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Lenny Kravitz
American Musician
Oasis are not just influenced by the Beatles; they actually take stuff. Then they get praised.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.
Quote examples
Fernando Botero
Colombian Artist
Art should be an oasis: a place or refuge from the hardness of life.
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Ian Brown
English Musician
Oasis are okay, but they're like The Sun: base.
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