islets
Specks in water
Islets are small islands.
The word appears most often in geographical contexts describing clusters of tiny landmasses: The bay is dotted with rocky islets.
In anatomy, the islets of Langerhans are clusters of cells in the pancreas that produce insulin and other hormones—so called because they appear as isolated islands of tissue.
Chain of scattered islands
- caysLow coral islets
- atollsRing-shaped coral islands
- keysLock-operating instruments
- reefsSubmerged rocky formations
shoals · lagoon · spits · barrier · sandbar · coral · tropical · Pacific
Dual-function abdominal gland
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- glucagonPancreatic blood-sugar raiser
hormones · secretion · diabetes · glycemic · metabolism · regulation · autoimmune · homeostasis
Secluded place of refuge
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- havenShelter from danger
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- escapeFlight from captivity
seclusion · privacy · tranquility · secluded · sheltered · idyllic · paradise · getaway
Not yet documented
- isolatedSeparated from others
- castawayShipwrecked and stranded person
- adriftFloating without control
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
distant · inaccessible · undiscovered · exploration · expedition · shipwreck · outpost · lighthouse
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
reefs · shoals · lagoon · spits · barrier · sandbar · coral · tropical · Pacific · Caribbean
pancreas
Dual-function abdominal gland
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
glucagon · hormones · secretion · diabetes · glycemic · metabolism · regulation · autoimmune · homeostasis · microscopic
hideaway
Secluded place of refuge
escape · seclusion · privacy · tranquility · secluded · sheltered · idyllic · paradise · getaway · exclusive
uncharted
Not yet documented
marooned · distant · inaccessible · undiscovered · exploration · expedition · shipwreck · outpost · lighthouse · solitary
- Marshall IslandsBikini, Arno, Lib, atolls, Bikini Atoll
- Gambier Islandsatoll
- islandsisles, atoll, atolls, archipelago, cay
- diabetestype 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, blood sugar, insulin pump, insulin resistance
- Nordic Terrainfjords, glacial valleys, glacial lakes, mountains, peaks
- Pacific IslandsHawaii, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti
isletscontinents
Earth's largest landmasses
mainlands · landmasses · mainland · supercontinents · subcontinents
isletsoceans
Vast saltwater bodies
seas · open water · deep water · deep sea · high seas
- Isle of ManBritish crown dependency, Irish Sea
- desert isleRemote, unpopulated landmass
- tropical isleWarm latitude island
- the Emerald IslePoetic name for Ireland
- Emerald IsleNickname for verdant Ireland
- Fair IsleBanded knitting with multiple colors