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(Literary or poetic) An island, especially a small one.

Contraction of "is not."

To set apart or separate from others; to keep alone or apart.

Far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote.

The state of being separated from others; the condition of being alone or apart.

An important topic or problem for debate or discussion.

Past tense of issue; officially made available or distributed.

Plural of issue; problems or difficulties, especially ones that cause concern.

Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned or easily identified.

A country in southern Europe, known for its boot-shaped peninsula extending into the Mediterranean Sea. Capital: Rome.

An uncomfortable sensation on the skin that causes a desire to scratch.

An uncomfortable sensation on the skin that causes a desire to scratch.

Having or causing an itch; producing a sensation that makes one want to scratch.

An individual article or unit, especially one in a list, collection, or set.

Plural of item; individual objects, articles, or units.

Belonging to or associated with a thing previously mentioned or easily identified.

Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a thing or animal previously mentioned as the subject.

The hard, white material from elephant tusks and other animals, historically used for carving and decoration.

A woody evergreen climbing plant with shiny, dark green five-pointed leaves.

Yes (borrowed from German, occasionally used in English informally or affectedly).

A quick, sharp punch, especially in boxing.

A device for lifting heavy objects, especially vehicles.

A male donkey.

(Slang) Having well-defined muscles; very muscular.

A short coat, typically extending to the waist or hips.

Plural of jacket; multiple short coats.

A unisex given name, typically a diminutive of Jack, John, Jacqueline, or Jacob.

A large cash prize in a game or lottery, especially one that accumulates until it is won.

A children's game played with small six-pointed metal pieces and a small ball, where players try to pick up jacks between bounces of the ball.

A common English surname meaning "son of Jack."

A masculine given name of Hebrew origin.

A surname derived from the given name Jacob.

A feminine given name of French origin.

A French masculine given name, equivalent to James or Jacob in English.

A hard, typically green ornamental stone used for jewelry and carvings, consisting of either jadeite or nephrite.

A given name, commonly of Korean origin, used for both males and females.

A sharp projection or point.

A large wild cat native to the Americas, having a tawny coat with black spots arranged in rosettes. It is the largest cat in the Western Hemisphere.

A given name of Hindi origin meaning "victory."

A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.

A Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent to James.

A masculine given name, a diminutive of Jacob.

A sweet spread made from fruit and sugar boiled to a thick consistency.

An island country in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba.

A masculine given name of Arabic origin meaning "beauty" or "handsome."

A unisex given name, diminutive of James or a variant of Jaime.

Stuck or blocked so as not to function properly.

Present participle of jam; forcing or squeezing something into a tight space.

A feminine given name, a variant of Jane or a Slavic name derived from John.

A feminine given name, the English form of the Old French Jehanne.