Result from Foreign Dictionaries (7 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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}]
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]:
OASIS
Online Application System Interactive Software
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]:
OASIS
Open And Secure Information Systems (Eureka)
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]:
OASIS
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information
Standards (org.)
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
oasis /ɔazis/
oasis
From Spanish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-spa-eng]:
oasis
oasis(oazo)
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
