island

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
  2. a zone or area resembling an island
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Island \Is"land\, n. [OE. iland, yland, AS. [imac]gland, ?gland, ?glond; [imac]g, ?g, island + land, lond, land. AS. [imac]g, ?g, is akin to AS. e['a] water, river, OHG. ?uwa, G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. ["o], Goth. ahwa a stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with isle. Cf. Ait, Eyot, Ewer, Aquatic.] [1913 Webster]

1.A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent. [1913 Webster]

2.Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice. [1913 Webster]

3.(Zool.) See Isle, n., 2. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Island \Is"land\, v. t.

1.To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle. --Shelley. [1913 Webster]

2.To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep. --Southey. [1913 Webster]

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