isles
Dots in ocean
Isles is the plural of isle, a poetic or literary word for island.
It appears in proper names like the British Isles or the Isle of Man, and in phrases that evoke romance or mystery: the isles of Greece, distant isles.
In ordinary speech, island is preferred; isles sounds deliberately elevated or archaic.
Land surrounded by water
- chainLinked segments forming length
- clusterGathered group nearby
- atollRing-shaped reef island
- caysLow coral islets
reef · landmasses · scattered · grouping · formation · shoals · keys · barrier
Personified island nation
- ScottishOf that northern kingdom
- HebridesScottish island chain
- OrkneyScottish island group
- ShetlandScottish archipelago, northernmost UK
channel · Celtic · realm · kingdom · coastline · cliffs · moors · windswept
Hand's flat interior
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
rainforest · hibiscus · frangipani · paradise · lush · equatorial · monsoon · banana
Of ships and sailing
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- portDocking place for ships
lighthouse · shipwreck · anchor · mariner · compass · navigation · buoy · fleet
Set apart, private
- uninhabitedHaving no occupants
- isolatedSeparated from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- pristinePure and untouched
untouched · faraway · inaccessible · hidden · forgotten · outlying · peripheral · desolate
islands
Land surrounded by water
cays · reef · landmasses · scattered · grouping · formation · shoals · keys · barrier · skerry
Britannia
Personified island nation
Shetland · channel · Celtic · realm · kingdom · coastline · cliffs · moors · windswept · North Sea
palm
Hand's flat interior
mangrove · rainforest · hibiscus · frangipani · paradise · lush · equatorial · monsoon · banana · papaya
nautical
Of ships and sailing
port · lighthouse · shipwreck · anchor · mariner · compass · navigation · buoy · fleet · dockyard
secluded
Set apart, private
- uninhabitedHaving no occupants
- isolatedSeparated from others
- solitudeState of being alone
pristine · untouched · faraway · inaccessible · hidden · forgotten · outlying · peripheral · desolate · wilderness
islescontinents
Earth's largest landmasses
mainland · mainlands · continent · landmasses · supercontinents
islesmainlands
Principal continuous land areas
mainland · heartlands · interiors · hinterlands · peninsulas
- 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
island, aisle, isle, islanders, islander, islet, islanded, islets