bowlder

bowl·der

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bohl-der]
- /ˈboʊl dər/
- /ˈbəʊl.də/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bohl-der]
- /ˈboʊl dər/

Definitions of bowlder word

abbreviation BOWLDER boulder 3
noun bowlder a detached and rounded or worn rock, especially a large one. 1
noun bowlder Dated form of boulder. 0

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Origin of bowlder

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 Bowlder

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bowlder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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