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isle

28 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) isle (noun)
  2. 2) isle (verb)
  3. Isle of Wight disease
  4. Isle au Haut (geographical name)
  5. Isle of Anglesey (geographical name)
  6. Isle of Avalon (geographical name)
  7. Isle of Ely (geographical name)
  8. Isle of Man (geographical name)
  9. Isle of Pines (geographical name)
  10. Isle of Wight (geographical name)
  11. Isle Royale (geographical name)
  12. Belle Isle cress (noun)
  13. Fair Isle (noun)
  14. Avalon, Isle of (geographical name)
  15. Ely, Isle of (geographical name)
  16. Man, Isle of (geographical name)
  17. Meroë, Isle of (geographical name)
  18. Pines, Isle of (geographical name)
  19. Presque Isle (geographical name)
  20. Purbeck, Isle of (geographical name)
  21. Thanet, Isle of (geographical name)
  22. Wight, Isle of (geographical name)
  23. Youth, Isle of (geographical name)
  24. half island (noun)
  25. safety island (noun)
  26. Belle Isle, Strait of (geographical name)
  27. Cambridgeshire (geographical name)
  28. Ile des Pins (geographical name)

1isle

noun \ˈī(-ə)l\

Definition of ISLE

: island; especially : islet 1
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Examples of ISLE

  1. <the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles>

Origin of ISLE

Middle English, from Anglo-French ile, isle, from Latin insula
First Known Use: 13th century

Related to ISLE

Synonyms: island, islet
Related Words: atoll, barrier reef, cay, coral reef, key
Near Antonyms: continent, main, mainland
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