Island

·noun ·see Isle, ·noun, 2.

II. Island ·noun Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice.

III. Island ·vt To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep.

IV. Island ·noun A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. ·cf. Continent.

V. Island ·vt To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to Isle.

Island
(Heb. i, "dry land," as opposed to water) occurs in its usual signification (Isa. 42:4, 10, 12, 15, ...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
island
He drank out of the bottle till he saw the island; the island is the rising bottom of a wine bottle,...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
island
May be simply described as a tract of land entirely surrounded with water; but the whole continuous ...

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Demi-island
·noun <<Peninsula>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Sea-island
·adj Of or pertaining to certain islands along the coast of South Carolina and Georgia; as, sea-isla...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
porridge island
An alley leading from St. Martin's church-yard to Round-court, chiefly inhabited by cooks, who cut o...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
island harbour
That which is protected from the violence of the sea by one or more islands or islets screening its ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Norfolk Island Pine
n. See pine. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
island of ice
A name given to a great quantity of ice collected into one solid mass and floating upon the sea; the...

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