Islands
Sea-surrounded land groups
Islands is the plural of island—land masses surrounded by water.
Beyond geography, islands appear in kitchens (a freestanding counter or workspace) and roads (a raised area separating traffic lanes).
Figuratively, islands suggest isolation or separation: islands of calm in a chaotic city, The refugees lived on islands of safety.
Chain of scattered islands
- atollRing-shaped reef island
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
sandbar · cay · barrier · shoal · strait · channel · landmass · outcrop
Ideal, blissful place
- palmHand's flat interior
- beachSandy waterside margin
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
turquoise · hammock · resort · Maldives · Fiji · Tahiti · Caribbean · Bali
State of being alone
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
- castawayShipwrecked and stranded person
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
Robinson Crusoe · remote · cut-off · separated · detached · alone · refuge · sanctuary
Central sorted value
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
- refugePlace of safety
- dividerThing that partitions
curb · safety · crossing · boulevard · lane · separator · concrete · planted
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
reef · sandbar · cay · barrier · shoal · strait · channel · landmass · outcrop · volcanic
paradise
Ideal, blissful place
lagoon · turquoise · hammock · resort · Maldives · Fiji · Tahiti · Caribbean · Bali · Polynesian
solitude
State of being alone
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
- castawayShipwrecked and stranded person
Robinson Crusoe · deserted · remote · cut-off · separated · detached · alone · refuge · sanctuary · disconnected
median
Central sorted value
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
- refugePlace of safety
divider · curb · safety · crossing · boulevard · lane · separator · concrete · planted · raised
counter
Flat service surface
- workspaceDesignated area for tasks
- cabinetryFine woodwork furniture craft
- stovetopBurner platform for cooking
granite · marble · seating · stools · prep · cooking · appliances · sink · storage · layout
Galapagos
Ecuadorian Pacific archipelago
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
- SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
Zanzibar · Madagascar · Okinawa · Sri Lanka · Santorini · Corsica · Crete · Tasmania · Borneo · Sumatra
- Mike OldfieldQE2, Voyager
- SwedenStockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Uppsala, Scania
- Whisky PlacesHighland, Kentucky, Tennessee, Glenlivet, Macallan
- AucklandOne Tree Hill, Queen Street, Newmarket
- Azerbaijan placesBaku, Caspian Sea, Highland Park, Museum of Modern Art
- SvealandUppsala, Stockholm
Islandscontinents
Earth's largest landmasses
mainland · mainlands · continent · landmass · landmasses
Islandsmainland
Principal connected territory
networks · continuum · peninsulas · peninsula · archipelago
Islandslakes
Large inland water bodies
seas · oceans · bodies of water · lagoons · inland seas
- desert islandIsolated landmass, no inhabitants
- Shutter IslandIsolated mental institution setting
- tropical islandWarm-climate landmass surrounded by ocean
- island timeRelaxed scheduling philosophy
- island lifestyleWay of living surrounded by water
- remote islandIsolated land surrounded by sea