isle

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
isle
    n 1: a small island [syn: {isle}, {islet}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Isle \Isle\, n. [Obs.]
   See {Aisle}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Isle \Isle\, n. [OF. isle, F. [^i]le, L. insula; cf. Lith. sala.
   Cf. {Insulate}.]
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   1. An island. [Poetic]
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            Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. --Milton.
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   2. (Zool.) A spot within another of a different color, as
      upon the wings of some insects.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Isle \Isle\, v. t.
   To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround
   or encompass; to island. [Poetic]
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         Isled in sudden seas of light.           --Tennyson.
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from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Isle, MN (city, FIPS 31472)
  Location: 46.14221 N, 93.46042 W
  Population (1990): 566 (408 housing units)
  Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 56342
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Isle, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
   Population (2000):    707
   Housing Units (2000): 414
   Land area (2000):     2.104090 sq. miles (5.449567 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.439577 sq. miles (1.138500 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.543667 sq. miles (6.588067 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            31472
   Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
   Location:             46.140666 N, 93.466735 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     56342
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Isle, MN
    Isle
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "isle":
      ait, archipelago, atoll, bar, cay, continental island, coral head,
      coral island, coral reef, holm, insularity, island, island group,
      islandology, islet, key, oceanic island, reef, sandbank, sandbar
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