island
- Proper noun. (context, in New York City) Long Island (in New York State).
- Noun. A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
- Noun. An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
- Noun. A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.
- Verb. (transitive) To surround with water; make into an island.
- Verb. (transitive) To set, dot (as if) with islands.
- Verb. (transitive) To isolate.
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