island
v.
make into an island; furnish with islands; seclude, isolate
n.
piece of land completely surrounded by water; something which resembles such a piece of land; raised area or a platform set aside for some specific purpose; (Medicine) cluster of cells, piece of tissue separated from others
Island
n.
city in Kentucky (USA)
Island
An island (
IPA: //) or isle (
IPA: //) is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water, above high tide, and isolated from other significant landmasses. Very small islands such as emergent land features on
atolls are called
islets. A key or
cay is another name for a small island or islet. An island in a river or lake may be called an
eyot,
IPA . There are two main types of islands: continental islands and oceanic islands. There are also
artificial islands. A grouping of geographically and/or geologically related islands is called an
archipelago.
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Iceland
island
Noun
1. a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
(hypernym) land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
(hyponym) Anguilla
(member-holonym) archipelago
2. a zone or area resembling an island
(hypernym) zone
(hyponym) traffic island, safety island, safety isle, safety zone
Island
n.
Iceland, large island in the Atlantic Ocean south of the Arctic Circle; independent republic made up of this island and several small islands
Island
(v. t.)
To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep.
(v. t.)
To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle.
(n.)
See Isle, n., 2.
(n.)
Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice.
(n.)
A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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