insul

island

Usage

  • insular

    If someone is insular, they are either unwilling to meet anyone outside their own small group or they are not interested in learning new ideas.

  • isolated

    Something isolated is off by itself, alone, or far apart from other things.

  • insularity

    the state of being isolated or detached

  • insulate

    protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material

  • insulation

    the state of being isolated or detached

  • peninsula

    a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

  • insulator

    One who, or that which, insulates.

  • insulin

    a hormone that metabolizes carbohydrates

  • island

    a zone or area resembling an island

  • isle

    See Aisle.

  • islet

    a small island

  • isolate

    Something that has been isolated; as, an isolate of a powerful antibiotic from a tropical plant; an isolate of tuberculosis bacillus from an infected patient.

  • isolation

    The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness.

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