oasis
oasis /əʊˈeɪ.sɪs/ aep /oʊ-/ noun (PLURAL oases)
1 F0 [C] a place in a desert where there is water and therefore plants and trees and sometimes a village or town Thesaurus+: ↑Inland waters2 F0 [S] a calm, pleasant place in the middle of somewhere busy and unpleasant: » Her office was an oasis of peace and sanity amid the surrounding chaos.Thesaurus+: ↑Pleasant and make-believe places |