isle

[ ahyl ]

/ aɪl /

noun

a small island.

any island.

verb (used with object), isled, isl·ing.

to make into or as if into an isle.

to place on or as if on an isle.

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Origin of isle

1250–1300; Middle English i(s)le < Old French < Latin īnsula

OTHER WORDS FROM isle

isle·less, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH isle

aisle I'll isle

Words nearby isle

islands council, islands of langerhans, islands of the blessed, islas canarias, islay, isle, isle of capri, isle of dogs, isle of man, isle of pines, isle of sheppey

Example sentences from the Web for isles

Disney-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|DAILY BEAST
But by 1920, American per-capita GDP exceeded that of the British Isles.
American Household Gadget Exceptionalism|Megan McArdle|February 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Bruce, as he had arranged, was in reserve with Carrick and the Isles.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07|Various
Who would have thought of the American tongue being employed in the British Isles.
The Ranch Girls in Europe|Margaret Vandercook

His uncle embracing him, said, "During sixty years, you are the first slave I have ever seen return from the American isles."
An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans|Lydia Maria Child
In wandering to the isles, it lost something both of Eiré and Alba.
The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4)|Fiona Macleod
Brons, thy father, dwells in these isles of Ireland, and with him is the Grail.
Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail|Alfred Nutt

British Dictionary definitions for isles

isle

/ (aɪl) /

noun

an island, esp a small one: used in literature and (when cap.) in place names

Word Origin for isle

C13: from Old French isle, from Latin insula island

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isle

noun

verb (used with object), isled, isl·ing.

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Origin of isle

OTHER WORDS FROM isle

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH isle

Words nearby isle

Words related to isles

Example sentences from the Web for isles

British Dictionary definitions for isles

noun

Word Origin for isle