Islet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A very small island: rocky islets off the coast.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a small island
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A little island.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A little isle or island.
  • n. Any small spot or space surrounded by something of different character or color: as, an islet of verdure in a desert; the islets on an insect's wing.
  • n. An isolated piece of organic tissue; a cluster of cells; specifically, one of the islands of Langerhans.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small island
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    island   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    perejil    wight    Isle of Wight   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Violet    violet   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    promontory    isle    peninsula    knoll    cove    shoal    hillock    escarpment    wasteland    eminences