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Boulder

/ˈbəʊl.də(ɹ)/

A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.

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📖 Definitions of "Boulder"

noun

1
A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.
2
A particle greater than 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
3
A large marble, in children's games.
4
A session of bouldering; involvement in bouldering.

verb

1
To engage in bouldering.

🔄 Synonyms of "Boulder"

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Word	Definition
bowldernoun	Dated spelling of boulder.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Boulder"

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Word	Definition
bowldernoun	Dated spelling of boulder.
stonenoun	(uncountable, geology) A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.
rocknoun	A formation of minerals, specifically:
cavenoun	A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
cliffnoun	A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
blocknoun	A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
rochernoun	(cooking) A quenelle (in the sense of food moulded into an elliptical shape) made using one spoon rather than two.
climbernoun	Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber).
kayanoun	A fruit curd made from a base of coconut milk, eggs and sugar, popular in Southeast Asia.
rocnoun	An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.
blocnoun	A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance.
sheknoun	A surname from Cantonese.
cragnoun	(Northern England) A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
monolithnoun	(also attributively and figurative) Anything massive, uniform, and unmovable, especially a towering and impersonal cultural, political, or social organization or structure.
chunknoun	A large or substantial portion of something.
clastnoun	(geology) a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.
massnoun	(physical) Matter, material.
knobnoun	A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
slabnoun	A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
cobblenoun	(transitive) To assemble in an improvised way.