island

An area of land with water all around it.

• We visited a small island.
• A ferry connects the island to the mainland.
• How many islands can you see from here?

How to use it: on an island (They live on an island near the coast.)

Similar words: isle

Common phrases: tropical island, desert island, on an island, island coast

A raised area in a road that separates traffic or gives people a safe place to stand.

• Wait on the island before crossing.
• A raised island separates the two lanes.
• Flowers grow on the island in the middle of the roundabout.

Similar words: traffic island

Common phrases: traffic island, pedestrian island, central island, on the island

A place, person, or thing surrounded by others that are very different from it.

• The park is an island of green.
• Her kindness was an island of hope during those difficult months.
• The village remained an island of peace while fighting spread around it.

How to use it: an island of something (The garden was an island of calm in the busy city.)

Similar words: oasis, pocket

Common phrases: island of calm, island of peace, island of green, island of hope

A circular road junction where vehicles travel around the center to reach their exit.

• Turn left at the island.
• Traffic backed up as we approached the island.
• Several roads meet at this busy island.

Similar words: roundabout, traffic circle

Common phrases: at the island, approach the island, leave the island, busy island

To scatter areas of land across water, or separate patches across a surface.

• Tiny rocks island the lake.
• Green patches islanded the otherwise bare hillside.
• Dark shapes island the silver surface of the bay.

How to use it: island something (Small rocky outcrops island the bay.)

Similar words: dot, scatter across

Common phrases: island the sea, island the lake, island the bay