Boulder
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noun.
A large rounded mass of rock lying on the surface of the ground or embedded in the soil.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A loose rock, or one which has been torn from its native bed and transported to some distance.
To wear smooth, as an emery-wheel, by abrading with small flint pebbles. Also spelled
bowlder
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Same as
bowlder
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A large piece of
stone
that can theoretically be moved if enough force is applied.
noun.
A
particle
greater than 256
mm
in
diameter
, following the
Wentworth scale
verb.
To engage in
bouldering
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
noun.
a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town
Word Usage
"After the boulder is a immediate hard right switchback."
cross-reference
bouldered down
Form
bouldering
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
town
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
beholder
bolder
colder
folder
golder
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
bluff
brick
bush
chunk
cliff
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
roc
variant
bowlder