Island
41island — is|land [ aılənd ] noun count *** a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water: The hotel is the best on the island. islands off the west coast of Canada a. Island used in the name of an island: the Phillipine Islands b. only before… …
42island — /ˈaɪlənd / (say uyluhnd) noun 1. a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent. 2. a clump of woodland in a prairie. 3. an isolated hill. 4. something resembling an island. 5. a platform in the… …
43island — Synonyms and related words: aerodrome, air base, airdrome, airfield, airport, ait, archipelagian, archipelagic, archipelago, atoll, bar, cay, close off, continental island, coral head, coral island, coral reef, cut off, enisle, field, heliport,… …
44Island — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Island >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 island island isle islet eyot ait holf reef atoll breaker Sgm: N 1 archipelago archipelago Sgm: N 1 islander islander …
45island — is|land W2 [ˈaılənd] n [: Old English; Origin: igland, from ig island + land] a piece of land completely surrounded by water ▪ The Cayman Islands ▪ the Greek island of Crete on an island ▪ No cars are allowed on the island …
46island — noun (C) 1 a piece of land completely surrounded by water: a small island in the middle of the lake | The Hawaiian Islands see also: desert island 2 a place that is different in some way from the area that surrounds it: an island of peace/calm… …
47island — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration (influenced by Anglo French isle) of earlier iland, from Middle English, from Old English īgland (akin to Old Norse eyland), from īg island (akin to Old English ēa river, Latin aqua water) +… …
48Ísland — Islande Lýðveldið Ísland (is) République d Islande (fr) …
49island — 1. noun /ˈaɪlænd/ a) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water. Sumatra is the second largest island in the East Indies and the fourth largest in the world covering 182,859 square miles. b) An …
50island — a) An area of land completely surrounded by water. Compare: barrier island, coral island. b) An elevated area of land surrounded by swamp, or marsh, or isolated at high water or during floods. Compare: barrier island. GG …
