isle Definition
isle (īl)
noun
an island, esp., a small island: poetic except as part of a place name
Etymology: ME ile < OFr ile, earlier isle < ML isla, contr. < L insula < ? (terra) in salo, (land) in the sea < salum, sea: the form isle became general in the Renaissance, infl. by L insula
isle Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- wight: The isle of wight has some well established f.. .
- sea: The ocean is ours; the isles of the sea Bow to our bidding and bring us their treasure Of grain and of gold.
- dog: Construction began at Russell's own shipyard at the isle of dogs, Millwall, London in 1854.
- man: ISLE OF MAN The Easter Bunny must have devoured half our members.
Converse of object
- enchant: A little further south, meet the regular ferry to the enchanted isle of Arran.
- inhabit: Island hopping - get to know 10 of the 143 inhabited Danish isles in only 10 days!
- surround: Archie's paintings reflect his love of the surrounding Scottish isles.
- visit: You can buy a combined ferry and coach ticket to visit the isles of Harris and North Uist.
- leave: After seeing the beacon, the ships return and they leave the isle of Byde far behind.
- have: Not since the time of Somerled had the isles enjoyed such independence, but his ambitions were to be his undoing.
Adjective modifier
- sceptred: The Heritage Trail - " One of his sceptred isle 's greatest assets is her incredible wealth of heritage.
- Hebridean: Apart from this northwestern corner and the outer Hebridean isles, most is buried far beneath the surface.
- sceptered: Never forget that you are ambassadors of these sceptered isles.
- emerald: There is no where quite like the emerald isle.
- uninhabited: Then it was time to set our course to the even more remote uninhabited isles to the west next stop North Rona!
- western: A darkness fell over the western isles with the church bearing the brunt of the violence.
Modifies a noun
- airport: Market's Gallic charms Channel isle airport plans fail to.. .
- plan: Market's Gallic charms Channel isle airport plans fail to.. .
- service: The fault reduced the north isles service to one ferry - with the Earl Sigurd also out of action pending engine repairs.
Noun used with modifier
desert: Instant desert isle for the cost of an inch of sticky tape!
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