isle
a small island.
any island.
to make into or as if into an isle.
to place on or as if on an isle.
Origin of isle
1Other words from isle
- isleless, adjective
Words that may be confused with isle
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How to use isle in a sentence
MacDonald mans the office despite being—like most of the rest of the Western Isles, it seems—in his 70s.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality | Noah Caldwell | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTConceptually, the “Angel of Death” was a cultural mainstay in continental Europe and the British Isles by the late Middle Ages.
Ebola Rages in West Africa, Reigniting Humanity’s Oldest Fear: The Plague | Scott Bixby | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDisney-star-turned-'Rizzoli & Isles'-actor Lee Thompson Young died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Monday.
Lee Thompson Young, Star of 'The Famous Jett Jackson,' Commits Suicide | Kevin Fallon | August 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut by 1920, American per-capita GDP exceeded that of the British Isles.
You can see it in the empty canned food, rice, and bread isles at the grocery store.
Diaries From Japan: Dispatches From People Living in Tokyo and Sendai | Brian Ries | March 16, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
At the close of the reception a band of Philippine musicians played a selection of graceful airs of their native isles.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanOn the 7th of August we neared the Canary Isles, but unfortunately, on account of the thick fog, we could not see them.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferIn truth, the art of tobacco using is nowhere more ignored, nowhere more contemptuously neglected than in these 'favored isles.'
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Bruce may have taken refuge again in Glen Trool; Gray's mention of the isles may result from a confusion with earlier events.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonThe king, her father, only lingered five more days, and on his death the tiny infant became Queen of Scotland and the Isles.
The Childhood of Distinguished Women | Selina A. Bower
British Dictionary definitions for isle
/ (aɪl) /
an island, esp a small one: used in literature and (when cap.) in place names
Origin of isle
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