Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An island, especially a small one.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To cause to become or appear like an isle; insulate; island.
- To dwell on an isle.
- noun An island.
- noun In entomology, same as
islet , 2. - noun 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 . - noun An old spelling of
aisle .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
aisle . - noun Poetic An island.
- noun (Zoöl.) A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects.
- transitive verb Poetic To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
island .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small island
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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You can find them in isle three, wedged between American Idol and Harry Potter, on the same shelf as Iggy Pop and The Cramps.
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The GOP shutdown the state legislature for nearly six weeks this summer, and the corruption on both sides of the isle is quite disturbing.
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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".
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When someone asked her if there would be a runner down the main isle, she said no.
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bilby commented on the word isle
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'.
November 17, 2008
Dan337 commented on the word isle
January 24, 2011