island in English dictionary

  • island

    Meanings and definitions of "island"

    • A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
    • An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
    • A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck
    • (transitive) To surround with water; make into an island
    • (transitive) To set, dot (as if) with islands
    • (transitive) To isolate
    • noun
      A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
    • noun
      An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
    • noun
      A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.
    • noun
      (chiefly Britain)
      A traffic island.
    • noun
      (government)
      An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.
    • noun
      (grammar)
      A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To surround with water; make into an island.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To set, dot (as if) with islands.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To isolate.
    • A barrier on roads and highways between the opposing flows of traffic, usually covered with vegetation.
    • Area in the middle of a road where pedestrians can wait while crossing.
    • A land mass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.
    • area of land completely surrounded by water
    • entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself
    • noun
      a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
    • noun
      a zone or area resembling an island

    Synonyms of "island" in English dictionary

    land, terra firma, earth are the top synonyms of "island" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of island

    • lm  liczba mnoga islands
    • island ( plural  islands)
    • island ( third-person singular simple present islands, present participle islanding, simple past and past participle islanded)
    • island (plural islands)
    • island (third-person singular simple present islands, present participle islanding, simple past and past participle islanded)
  • Island

    Meanings and definitions of "island"

    • (in New York City) Long Island (in New York State)
    • proper
      (in New York City)
      Long Island (in New York State)
    • proper
      (in British Columbia)
      Vancouver Island

    Grammar and declension of island

    • the Island
    • the Island

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