| Main Entry: | peninsula |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | projecting mass of land |
Synonyms: |
cape, chersonese, headland, neck, point |
| Main Entry: | cape |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | promontory into water |
Synonyms: |
arm, beak, bill, chersonese, finger, foreland, head, headland, jetty, jutty, mole, naze, neck, ness, peninsula, point, tongue |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | promontory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | headland |
Synonyms: |
bluff, cape, cheronese, foreland, jetty, jutty, peninsula, point, ridge |
| 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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