Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An island, especially a small one.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An island.
- n. In entomology, same as islet, 2.
- To cause to become or appear like an isle; insulate; island.
- To dwell on an isle.
- n. An old spelling of aisle.
- n. A hot coal; an ember: usually in the plural.
- a short platform, generally protected by posts, placed in the middle of a busy street as a convenience and a temporary stopping-place in crossing the street and as a place of safety in avoiding passing vehicles. Also called refuge.
Wiktionary
- n. An island.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. See aisle.
- n. Poetic An island.
- n. (Zoöl.) A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects.
- v. Poetic To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a small island
Etymologies
- From Middle English, from Old French isle, from Latin insula (Wiktionary)
- Middle English ile, from Old French isle, from Vulgar Latin *īsula, from Latin īnsula. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Government, contrary to the beliefs of the those in government and those on the left of the isle is a drag on the economy.”
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“The same day they passed another uninhabited island, which they called the isle of Birds, from its many wild-fowl.”
“You say that as if purging the Hill of corporate shilling whores on both sides of the isle is a bad thing.”
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“Yes | No | Report from gman3186 wrote 25 weeks 6 days ago as a matter of fact i hunt in isle of wight county born and raised in windsor virginia which is in isle of wight county im glad someone pointed out the fact about the dogs i dont belong to a club but still shoot the deer they run to me.”
“You can find them in isle three, wedged between American Idol and Harry Potter, on the same shelf as Iggy Pop and The Cramps.”
“The GOP shutdown the state legislature for nearly six weeks this summer, and the corruption on both sides of the isle is quite disturbing.”
“A man three seats down and across the isle is drawing up plans in his head for a new apartment complex.”
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“From the other side of the isle is self-proclaimed "godless liberal" PZ Myers, claiming that Hitler "was quite the vocal Catholic".”
“When someone asked her if there would be a runner down the main isle, she said no.”
“I went from table to table down the main isle until I found myself at the back of the store in front of the music section.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘isle’.
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EN - confusables
Similar words meaning different things
torturous, wreathe, tortuous, wreath, titivate, titillate, stationary, storey, septic, principal, principle, story and 134 more...
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EN - pronunciation fun
All words of the poem
The Chaos
by Gerard Nolst Trenité
Dearest creature in creation,
Study English pronunciation.
I will teach you in my verse <...abyss, ache, actual, advice, aerie, age, ague, aisles, alas, alien, alive, allowed and 406 more...
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Words that can be spelled on an upsid...
Imagine my joy when I was wearing my calculator watch and was first introduced to someone named Leslie - there was exactly enough room on the display for 317537.14.
Edit: I've discove...hi, hello, leslie, sheesh, she, bells, hells, hog, boss, goggles, he, bob and 233 more...
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LIT - Odyssey - key words and phrases
Key words of the Odyssey by Homer in English including all those famous repeating epitethons like
"bright-eyed Athene"
"wine-dark sea"
"rosy-fingered dawn"
"long suf...yearling, wild celery, Wain, Themis, talon, slither, sedge, sea eagle, scurf, rile, prevaricate, poplar tree and 732 more...
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Writing Power
Words I am gathering from my reading
beetling, beetle, achromatic, tern, skink, treacly, venerable, skald, benthic, isle, capricious, sinew and 8 more...
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MissEasyBreezy's list
enthasy, euphoria, fantasy, spellbind, neurotic, ecstatic, radiance, aura, innocence, glitter, glow, aurora and 26 more...
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[Open] Frequently confused and misused
Words that are often used to mean something other than what they mean to lexicographers.
apprehensible, immanent, eminent, seamen, venal, venial, brassiere, brassier, brasserie, brazier, brasier, elegy and 38 more...
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big book gre
abase, abbess, abbey, abbot, abdicate, abdomen, abdominal, abduction, abed, aberration, abet, abeyance and 6691 more...
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thing
apron, lard, clove, camphor, alfalfa, amber, caraway, juniper, kohl, lute, shale, glyph and 142 more...
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Malachi_Constant's Words
triumverate, pandemic, parsnip, delineate, zamboni, parka, laser, swoop, malevolent, benevolent, fracas, tipsy and 372 more...
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words found to be generally pleasing
alabaster, mahogany, camphor, coalesce, spire, portmanteau, gadabout, palaver, dolor, dour, dun, luminesce and 610 more...
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theastic's Words
cellar, stalemate, wrought, opal, tyrant, squelch, squab, linen, tartan, paisley, scope, siren and 395 more...
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Amusing words
interesting words
bonce, furcate, tapioca, tillage, desalinate, garish, litmus, roadhog, azoic, haberdasher, imbroglio, polliwog and 802 more...
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the hotlist
short, sweet, epic, catchy, sassy, sexy & sizzling.
( personal list, randomness )
more:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/...zing, epic, win, fail, hot, warp, times, clip, onyx, wonky, pwn, leet and 1493 more...
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rebobinar's Words
unconscionable, spellbound, ineffable, apothecary, perspicacious, lamplight, glittering, noir, sagacity, manifold, iconoclastic, iconoclastic and 52 more...
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Words which have their spelling WAY d...
Boggle
colonel, subtle, great, Wednesday, psychology, psychic, pneumonia, daiquiri, fiery, guarantee, hierarchy, receipt and 22 more...
Tweets
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Dan337
Jan 23, 2011bilby
You friendly Earth, how far do you go,
With the wheat fields that nod and the rivers that flow,
With cities and gardens and cliffs and isles,
And the people upon you for thousands of miles?
- William Brighty Rands, 'The Wonderful World'. Nov 17, 2008