island Definition

a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent

something resembling an island especially in its isolated or surrounded position: such as

a usually raised area within a thoroughfare, parking lot, or driveway used especially to separate or direct traffic

to make into or as if into an island

to dot with or as if with islands

isolate

island between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Greenland and just south of the Arctic Circle; a republic, formerly (1380—1918) belonging to Denmark, later (1918—44) an independent kingdom in personal union with Denmark; capital Reykjavik area 39,769 square miles (103,000 square kilometers), population 343,500

an Arawakan language formerly spoken in the Lesser Antilles and now represented solely by Garifuna on the Caribbean coast of Central America

to travel from island to island in a chain

a galaxy other than the Milky Way

a long broad sandy island lying parallel to a shore that is built up by the action of waves, currents, and winds and that protects the shore from the effects of the ocean

a dessert consisting of custard with floating masses of beaten egg whites

an evergreen tree (Araucaria heterophylla synonym A. excelsa) of the araucaria family that is native to Australia and Norfolk Island and that is often grown as a houseplant —called also Norfolk pine

any of a U.S. breed of general-purpose domestic chickens having a long heavy body, smooth yellow or reddish legs, and rich brownish-red plumage