wooden-top island
- noun
:
isla de cocina de madera
- She prepared bread dough on the smooth surface of the wooden-top island.
Examples
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The centerpiece of their new kitchen is a large wooden-top island that doubles as a dining table.
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A wooden-top island adds warmth and charm to a modern, minimalist kitchen.
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The new wooden-top island in my kitchen is beautiful.
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I love the wooden-top islands at the local furniture store.
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She prepared bread dough on the smooth surface of the wooden-top island.
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The centerpiece of their new kitchen is a large wooden-top island that doubles as a dining table.
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A wooden-top island adds warmth and charm to a modern, minimalist kitchen.
Synonyms
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2.5
A counter in a kitchen that you can walk around and use for cooking or eating
Surface Forms
Morphology
wooden-top + island
The meaning 'a kitchen island with a wooden surface' is directly and compositionally derived from the parts: 'wooden' (made of wood) + 'top' (surface) + 'island' (a freestanding counter or enclave). Even though 'wooden-top' is not listed as a lexical entry, this descriptive compound follows regular English compounding patterns and is immediately inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
The phrase wooden-top island gives a simple picture: an island is a separate counter standing alone in the middle of the kitchen and a wooden top is the wood surface on that counter, so it means a 'kitchen island' with a wooden surface used for preparing food or dining.