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island
Noun
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An island is a piece of ground that is completely surrounded by water.
The fisherman lived alone on a small island in James Bay.
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An island of an object, person, or place, is one surrounded by things very different from itself.
An island of peace and silence in a noisy city.
shrew
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noun
a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
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noun
small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles