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PRONUNCIATION OF ISLAND-LIKE

island-like  [ˈaɪləndˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ISLAND-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Island-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ISLAND-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of island-like in the English dictionary

The definition of island-like in the dictionary is resembling an island, esp in peacefulness, beauty, etc. Other definition of island-like is resembling an island, in being isolated and surrounded by water, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ISLAND-LIKE


bird-like
ˈbɜːdˌlaɪk
bladelike
ˈbleɪdˌlaɪk
bloodlike
ˈblʌdˌlaɪk
boardlike
ˈbɔːdˌlaɪk
childlike
ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk
cloudlike
ˈklaʊdˌlaɪk
diamond-like
ˈdaɪəməndˌlaɪk
fiendlike
ˈfiːndˌlaɪk
glandlike
ˈɡlændˌlaɪk
godlike
ˈɡɒdˌlaɪk
handlike
ˈhændˌlaɪk
hoodlike
ˈhʊdˌlaɪk
husbandlike
ˈhʌzbəndˌlaɪk
lordlike
ˈlɔːdˌlaɪk
reedlike
ˈriːdˌlaɪk
rodlike
ˈrɒdˌlaɪk
sandlike
ˈsændˌlaɪk
spadelike
ˈspeɪdˌlaɪk
ungodlike
ʌnˈɡɒdˌlaɪk
wandlike
ˈwɒndˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ISLAND-LIKE

island
island arc
island grey fox
island nation
island of Reil
island universe
island-hopping
islander
Islands
islands council
islands of Langerhans
Islands of the Blessed
Islas Malvinas
Islay
isle

WORDS THAT END LIKE ISLAND-LIKE

cell-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
dislike
garden-like
guitar-like
human-like
jelly-like
jewel-like
like-for-like
metal-like
oil-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
stone-like
summer-like
tail-like
virus-like
water-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of island-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «island-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ISLAND-LIKE

Find out the translation of island-like to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of island-like from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «island-like» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

岛状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- isla como
570 millions of speakers

English

island-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

द्वीप की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل الجزيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

остров - как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ilha -like
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বীপ মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comme une île
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti pulau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

inselartigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

島状
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

섬형
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya pulo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đảo như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீவு போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेट सारखा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ada benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

isola -like
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyspa -jak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

острів - як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- insulă ca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νησί - όπως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eiland -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ö -liknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

øy -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of island-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ISLAND-LIKE»

The term «island-like» is regularly used and occupies the 89.972 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ISLAND-LIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about island-like

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ISLAND-LIKE»

Discover the use of island-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to island-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio
Twelve stories about young people caught between their Puerto Rican heritage and their American surroundings.
Judith Ortiz Cofer, 2010
2
Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission
5 Matinlous Island Like 3 (l0). 2 Nov. 15 York Island . . . . . Late m-gmeu 22 Feb. 8 Ragged Island. ( tation of 23 Feb. 10 Isle au Hauie. Like 3 (10). , , yolk ( i). 24 Feb. 1'0 Isle an Hsnte. . Like 3 (9). ( 3 Nov. 25 Cranberry Ish- . . . . . . . .l Eig nauplius.
‎1896
3
Handy Guide to Boston and Environs
Thompson's Island, like a very young unfledged chicken ; Spectacle Island, like a pair of spectacles ; Long Island, like a high-top military boot ; Rainsford's Island, like a mink ; Moon Island, like a leg of venison ; Gallop's (not Galloupe's), like a ...
Rand McNally and Company, 1904
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Rand, McNally & Co.'s Handy Guide to Boston and Environs
Thompson's Island, like a very young unfledged chicken ; Spectacle Island, like a pair of spectacles; Long Island, like a high-top military boot ; Rainsford's Island, like a mink ; Moon Island, like a leg of venison ; Gallop's (not Galloupe's), like a ...
Rand McNally and Company, 1895
5
The American lobster: a study of its habits and development
Matinicus Island Like 3 (9). Beaver Harbor, Hay , Like :i (10). of Fundy. Monnt Deiert Like 3 (9). Cranberry Isle Like 3 (10). Isle n.i Haute Like 3 (9). East port Like:! (10). Munquanh Bay, 35 in. Like 3 (9). east of EastjKirt. Seeley Basin, 24 m.
Francis Hobart Herrick, 1895
6
The Song Of The Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of ...
Over the past eight years, David Quammen has followed the threads of island biogeography on a globe-encircling journey of discovery.
David Quammen, 2012
7
Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Materials and Devices 12
The solid line represents numerically calculated curvature for continuous film, the dashed line represents numerically calculated curvature for island-like film with island width 360μm. developed inside an island can not penetrate further than ...
J. A. Bardwell, J. D. Caldwell, G. W. Hunter, 2011
8
Latina and Latino Voices in Literature: Lives and Works
Growing Up Inside the Sanctuary of My Imagination, 222 Heartbeat Drumbeat, 94 An Island Like You, "Catch the Moon/' 159 An Island Like You, "Don Jose of La Mancha," 159 An Island Like You, "White Balloons/' 159 Leticia's Secret, 206 ...
Frances Ann Day, 2003
9
Explorer's Guide Galveston, South Padre Island & the Texas ...
... machine magnate—and his wife, Johanna, were on a schooner that ran aground on Padre Island. Like many people they decided to stay on the island rather than risk trying to get back to civilization—it should be noted that attempting a land ...
Alex Wukman, 2008
10
The Other Side of the Island
There was the island, like a short-tailed fish with a sharp nose and big fins. The volcanic mountains across the middle of the island looked like the fish's spine. The Capital City was colored pale green. The rest of the island, beyond city limits,  ...
Allegra Goodman, 2009

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ISLAND-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term island-like is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Walton Glen Gorge: the 'Grand Canyon of New Brunswick … - CBC
Angela Wortman stands on an island-like cliff at Walton Glen Gorge. Angela Wortman over looking the Walton Glen Gorge. Bonfire remains in ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
5 unusual Greek Island beaches
The sand converges from both edges of the beach, meeting in the middle and stretching out into the ocean to create a tropical island-like ... «TNT Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Group asks artists to float ideas for Fort Point Channel
Prior art installations in the channel have included “Tropical Fort Point,” a series of floating palm trees that brought an island-like feel to the ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
4
Cook Islands: Touch of paradise
They start as a small piece of protruding sand, and quickly become larger and island-like as coconuts land and grow on them. There are large ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»

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