(โคสทฺ) { coasted, coasting, coasts } n. ฝั่งทะเล v. แล่นแคร่เลื่อนหิมะ, แล่นเรือไปตามชายฝั่ง, แล่นไหลลงเนินเขา, ไปเรื่อยเปื่อย, See Also: coaster n. ดูcoast
n. The Organization of American States an international association of countries in the Western hemisphere. It was created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation. [ acronym ] Syn. -- Organization of American States. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n.; pl.Oases [ 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. [ wns=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. [ wns=2 & 3 ] Syn. -- haven. [ PJC ]
My one oasis in the dust and drouth Of city life. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ちほう(P);じかた, chihou (P); jikata] (n, adj-no) (1) area; locality; district; region; province; (2) countryside; rural area; (3) coast (esp. as seen from the water); (4) (じかた only) person singing ballads in noh; person in charge of music in a Japanese dance performance; (P)#416