Look up: island

1. island
   [n] - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water 2. [n] - a zone or area resembling an island
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2. island
   a region of semiconductor material in a chip of a particular conductivity type,separated from other region(s)of the opposite conductivity type by a suitable isolation technique Category: Electrical engineering and energy • the solid curves of Figure 2 show the two menisci of the -- when ...
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3. Island
   Is'land noun [ Middle English iland , yland , Anglo-Saxon īgland , ...gland , ...glond ; īg , ...g , island + land , lond , land. Anglo-Saxon īg , ...g
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4. Island
   Is'land transitive verb 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.
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5. island
   1. <geography> 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. ... Origin: OE. Iland, yland, AS. Igland, gland, glond; ig, g, island + land, lond, land. AS. Ig, g, is akin to AS. Ea water,...
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6. island
   noun a zone or area resembling an island
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7. island
   a body of land surrounded by water on all sides
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8. island
   (i´lәnd) a cluster of cells or an isolated piece of tissue. blood islands aggregations of mesenchymal cells in the angioblast of the embryo, developing into vascular endothelium and blood cells. islands of Langerhans islets of Langerhans. ...
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9. Island
   • (n.) Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice. • (v. t.) To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep. • (n.) A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent. • (v. t.) To cause to become or to resembl...
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10. Island
    (from the article `Izu Islands`) ...(north to south) , To, Nii, Shikine, Kzu, Miyake, and Mikura. The islands form the northernmost part of the Izu Archipelago, which also includes ...
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11. Island
    (from the article `novel`) ...social stability might condone conditioning techniques that would destroy the fundamental human right to make free choices. Toward the end of his ...
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12. island
    any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. Islands may occur in oceans, seas, lakes, or rivers. A group of islands ... [5 related articles]
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13. island
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ī′land Definitions: 1. In anatomy, any isolated part, separated from the surrounding tissues by a groove, or marked by a difference in structure. Synonyms: insula2
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14. Island
    Island is a cultivated variety of potato.
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15. island
    portion of a power system, that is disconnected from the remainder of the system, but remains energized
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16. island
    island, relatively small body of land surrounded entirely by water. (As the oceans form a continuous mass of water on the earth's surface, all continents are islands in the strict sense of the word.) The largest islands on earth are, in descending order of size, Greenland, New Guinea, Borneo, Madaga...
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17. island
    Area of land surrounded entirely by water. Australia is classed as a continent rather than an island, because of its size. Islands can be formed in many ways. Continental islands were once part of the mainland, but became isolated (by tectonic movement, erosion, or a rise in sea level, for example). ...
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18. Island
    Term used to define whisky from distilleries in the islands of Scotland (excluding Islay). They are typically peaty, smokey nose with a salty, briney and smokey flavour
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19. Island
    (novel) `Island` is the final book by English writer Aldous Huxley, published in 1962. It is the account of Will Farnaby, a cynical journalist who is shipwrecked on the fictional island of Pala. Island is Huxley`s utopian counterpart to his most famous work, the 1932 novel Br...
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20. Island
    (disambiguation) An `island` is a land mass entirely surrounded by water. `Island` or `Islands` may also refer to: In geography : In film : In television : In literature : In music : In linguistics : Other uses : See also :
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21. Island
    (novel series) `Island` is a novel trilogy by Canadian author Gordon Korman. The books are set in contemporary times and designed for young teenagers. The series consists of: Plot summary: Island 1: Shipwreck: Six troubled children who are part of a new scheme called `Charting a New Co...
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22. Island
    (David Arkenstone album) Name = Island | Type = Album | Artist = David Arkenstone with Andrew White | Cover =| Released = 1989 | Recorded = March-October 1988 | Genre = New Age | Length = 45:11 | Label = Narada| Producer = Eric Lindert and David Arkenstone | Reviews = *5--> link| Last album =...
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23. Island
    (music group) `Island` was a band formed for the Eurovision Song Contest 1981. It consisted of: Alexia Bassiliou, Areti Kassapi Haralbidou, Aristos Moskovakis, Roger Lee and Doros Georgiadis. It represented Cyprus for the first time in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Monika". The band ended in 6th place with 69 points.
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24. Island
    (book) Not to be confused with Aldous Huxley`s novel by the same name. `Island` is a book of short stories by Alistair MacLeod, published in 2000 by McClelland and Stewart. The book collects all of the short stories published in MacLeod`s earlier collections, The Lost Salt Gift of B...
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25. Island
    (Laymon novel) `Island` is a horror novel by American author Richard Laymon, originally published in 1991 by Headline Features. It was reissued in 2002 by Leisure Publishing, with new cover artwork and a foreword by popular suspense novelist Dean Koontz. Synopsis: The novel is structur...
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