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Islands

A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

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📖 Definitions of "Islands"

noun

1
A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
2
An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
"an island of colors on a butterfly's wing"
3
A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.
4
A traffic island.
"the island in the middle of a roundabout"

verb

1
To surround with water; make into an island.
2
To set, dot (as if) with islands.
3
To isolate.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Islands"

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Word	Definition
archipelagic	(geography) Of or pertaining to an archipelago; of the nature of an archipelago.
archipelagonoun	(collective, geography) A group of islands.
archipelagosnoun	(collective, geography) A group of islands.
atollsnoun	A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.
bailiwicknoun	A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
bvinoun	Initialism of British Virgin Islands. [An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean.]
carrotsnoun	(UK, slang, derogatory) A redhead.
caymannoun	(archaic) Synonym of Cayman Islands: Three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea.
caysnoun	A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.
chambersnoun	(by extension, law) Chiefly in in chambers: a judge's private office which is used for hearings that do not need to be held in open court.
cooknoun	(cooking) A person who prepares food.
courtroomsnoun	The room where a judge presides over hearings and trials, sometimes with a jury.
districtnoun	An administrative division of an area.
enchanted	Charmed, delighted, enraptured.
falklandsnoun	Ellipsis of Falkland Islands: An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic. [An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic.]
faroesnoun	The Faroe Islands.
galapagosnoun	A province of Ecuador comprising the islands.
galápagosnoun	Ellipsis of Galápagos Islands.
hallsnoun	(UK, uncountable) Student accommodation
icelandnoun	An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.