isle
isle is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 12 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.An island. [Poetic] Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. Milton.
- 2.(Zoöl.) A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects.
- 3.To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island. [Poetic] Isled in sudden seas of light. Tennyson.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is isle.
- What is an island. [Poetic] Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. Milton called?
- What is a spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects called?
- What is to cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island. [Poetic] Isled in sudden seas of light. Tennyson called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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