| Main Entry: | island |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | land surrounded by body of water |
Synonyms: |
archipelago, atoll, bar, cay, enclave, haven, isle, islet, key, peninsula, reef, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, shelter |
| Concept: | Island. |
| Category: | 2. Fluid matter; specific fluids |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
island, isle, islet, eyot, ait, holf, reef, atoll, breaker; archipelago; islander.
-adjectives
insular, seagirt; archipelagic.
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| Main Entry: | insulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect; close off |
Synonyms: |
coat, cocoon, cushion, cut off, inlay, island, isolate, keep apart, line, seclude, separate, sequester, set apart, shield, tape, treat, wrap |
| Main Entry: | isolate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut off, set apart |
Synonyms: |
abstract, block off, close off, confine, detach, disconnect, disengage, divide, divorce, insulate, island, keep apart, part, quarantine, remove, seclude, segregate, separate, sequester, sever, sunder |
Antonyms: |
include, incorporate, integrate, join, mingle |
| Main Entry: | segregate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discriminate and separate |
Synonyms: |
choose, close off, cut off, disconnect, dissociate, divide, insulate, island, isolate, quarantine, select, sequester, set apart, sever, single out, split up |
Antonyms: |
combine, desegregate, gather, join, unite |
| Main Entry: | separate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | isolate, segregate |
Synonyms: |
assign, break up, classify, close off, comb, compartment, compartmentalize, cut off, discriminate, distribute, draw apart, group, insulate, interval, intervene, island, order, put on one side, rope off, seclude, sequester, sift, single out, sort, space, split up, stand between, winnow |
Antonyms: |
desegregate, join, unite |
| Main Entry: | sequester |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | isolate, seclude |
Synonyms: |
cloister, close off, cut off, draw back, enisle, hide, insulate, island, secrete, segregate, separate, set apart, set off, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
bring out, make public, reveal, uncover |
| Main Entry: | median strip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center strip |
Synonyms: |
boulevard, boulevard strip, divider, island, jersey barrier, medial strip, median, meridian, neutral ground |