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Oases' features (5 letter answer)

The Answer

WELLS

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Notes

The answer WELLS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.

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Definition

WELLS as a noun:

1. (Wells, H. G. Wells, Herbert George Wells) = prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)

WELL as a noun:

1. a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
2. a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
3. (well, wellspring, fountainhead) = an abundant source; "she was a well of information"
4. an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
5. an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps

WELL as a verb:

1. (well, swell) = come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up"