Island vs. Continent: Know the Difference

Abbr. Isl. or Is. or I. A landmass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.

One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

An unattached kitchen counter providing easy access from all sides.

Continent The mainland of Europe. Used with the.

A raised curbed area, often used to delineate rows of parking spaces or lanes of traffic.

Exercising continence.

The superstructure of a ship, especially an aircraft carrier.

Each of the main continuous land-masses on the earth's surface, now generally regarded as seven in number, including their related islands, continental shelves etc.

(Anatomy) A cluster of cells differing in structure or function from the cells constituting the surrounding tissue.

A large contiguous landmass considered independent of its islands, peninsulas etc. Specifically, the Old World continent of Europe–Asia–Africa. See the Continent.

To make into or as if into an island; insulate

(obsolete) Land (as opposed to the water).

A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

Exercising self-restraint; controlled, temperate with respect to one's bodily needs or passions, especially sex, urination and/or defecation.

(by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; A peninsula; A half-island.

Not interrupted; connected; continuous.

An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.

(obsolete) Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.

A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.

Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.

A traffic island.

Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.

(by extension, West Midlands dialect) A roundabout; A traffic circle.

Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste.

A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any side.

Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever.

(government) An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.

That which contains anything; a receptacle.

(grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.

One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.

(transitive) To surround with water; make into an island.

One of the large landmasses of the earth;

(transitive) To set, dot (as if) with islands.

The European mainland;

(transitive) To isolate.

Having control over urination and defecation

A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent.

Abstaining from sexual intercourse;

Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice.

To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle.

To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep.

A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

A zone or area resembling an island