Noun, : The library was an oasis of calm in the hectic city. From Dictionary.com.
In what might be called the oases of the deep, life takes on a very different appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Where Wonders Await Us] Reference
The meeting of more than two lines at the oases is a phenomenon possibly of the same nature and also requiring explanation. From Wordnik.com. [The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays] Reference
"oases," with Lake Tchad and Timbuctoo on its southern border, and a very indefinite line marked Algiers and Morocco. From Wordnik.com. [Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures] Reference
On one of its oases he beheld a young Arab asleep. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860] Reference
WA: There are oases that you can momentarily find. From Wordnik.com. [Woody Allen on Death, Love and Financial Backing] Reference
"They are like the oases in the desert," Mark said. From Wordnik.com. [On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake] Reference
The cerebrum acts automatically in oases familiar to all. From Wordnik.com. [Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics] Reference
The fine lines are the canals, and the round dots the oases. From Wordnik.com. [To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story] Reference
In deserts of gold frames appeared small oases of oil-painting. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
Probably there are also many oases yet to be discovered along the canal lines. From Wordnik.com. [To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story] Reference
One of the oases we visited was the Lucus Ascræus, in the northern hemisphere. From Wordnik.com. [To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story] Reference
His authority extended from the oases of the Libyan desert to the Tigris and the. From Wordnik.com. [General History for Colleges and High Schools] Reference
This is the name which the Arabs apply to the archipelago of fertile spots, or oases. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
But about 150 days a year the sediment absorbs enough sun to maintain oases of liquid. From Wordnik.com. [Eking Out A Life In The Ice] Reference
The valley shortly after becomes wild and Alpine, yet enclosing two small oases -- the. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Like the Kirghiz Steppe, it is unfit for agriculture, although it contains several oases. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Russia] Reference
They were in demand as slaves in all the oases of the deserts, and along the coasts of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917] Reference
We reached Ghail Babwazir in three hours, at half-past five, passing through several oases. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
The interior, except for occasional oases, is a desert, inhabited only by wandering tribes. From Wordnik.com. [Early European History] Reference
Wordsworth's great admirers has said: "In deserts of preaching we find delightful oases of poetry.". From Wordnik.com. [English Literature for Boys and Girls] Reference
But they only occur in some cases at such crossings, and there are many junctions without any oases. From Wordnik.com. [To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story] Reference
Western Sahara fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads). From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Western Sahara: fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads). From Wordnik.com. [The 2001 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Agriculture: fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by the nomads). From Wordnik.com. [The 1996 CIA Factbook] Reference
Here and there, oases left by the devastating hand of time, rose high plateaus, tree-crowned and verdant. From Wordnik.com. [The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure] Reference
Western Sahara fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads); fish. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Agriculture - products: fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads). From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Agriculture -- products: fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads). From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Agriculture - products: fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads); fish. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Turkmenistan is largely desert country with intensive agriculture in irrigated oases and large gas and oil resources. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Turkmenistan is a largely desert country with intensive agriculture in irrigated oases and large gas and oil resources. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
The entire scheme is knit together with expanses of fancy paving and rows of new trees, oases of water and works of art. From Wordnik.com. [The Good, The Bad, The Boring] Reference
Terrain: extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
There were oases: Ralph Lauren's new, lower-priced line, called Ralph, won as many raves as his Asian-inspired couture collection. From Wordnik.com. [A Season Of Sheer Nonsense] Reference
But the airports — ah, the airports — in these poor countries are First World havens, oases of cleanliness, serenity and order. From Wordnik.com. [First-Class Airports! Guess Where?] Reference
Kazakhstan extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Kazakhstan: extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia. From Wordnik.com. [The 2001 CIA World Factbook] Reference
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