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- [bohl-der]
- /ˈboʊl dər/
- /ˈbəʊl.dər/
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- [bohl-der]
- /ˈboʊl dər/
Definitions of boulder word
- countable noun boulder A boulder is a large rounded rock. 3
- noun boulder a smooth rounded mass of rock that has a diameter greater than 25cm and that has been shaped by erosion and transported by ice or water from its original position 3
- noun boulder a rock fragment with a diameter greater than 256 mm and thus bigger than a cobble 3
- noun boulder city in NC Colo.: pop. 95,000 3
- noun boulder any large rock worn smooth and round by weather and water 3
- noun boulder such a rock larger than a cobblestone with a diameter of at least 256 mm (c. 10 in) 3
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Origin of boulder
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; short for boulder stone; Middle English bulderston < Scandinavian; compare dialectal Swedish bullersten big stone (in a stream), equivalent to buller rumbling noise (< Old Swedish bulder) + sten stone
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Parts of speech for Boulder
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boulder popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
boulder usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for boulder
noun boulder
- metal — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- rubble — broken bits and pieces of anything, as that which is demolished: Bombing reduced the town to rubble.
- lava — the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- gravel — small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
Antonyms for boulder
noun boulder
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
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