Thesaurus: island

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1. n. A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent.
2. n. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice.
3. n. See Isle, n., 2.
4. v. t. To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle.
5. v. t. To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep.
6. n. a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
7. n. a zone or area resembling an island
8. 1. A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent. 2. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice. 3. (Zoöl.) See Isle, n., 2. Islands of the blessed (Myth.), islands supposed to lie in the Western Ocean, where the favorites of the gods are conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy. 1. To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle. Shelley. 2. To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep. Southey.
9. See Isle, n., 2. Islands of the blessed (Myth.), islandssupposed to lie in the Western Ocean, where the favorites of the godsare conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy.
10. n:100 n. a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water n. a zone or area resembling an island