All boulder synonyms

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.
• slab — a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
• plate — the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.
• stone — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
• slice — a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread.
• ingot — a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
• wedge — a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer. Compare machine (def 3b).
• rod — a male given name, form of Roderick or Rodney.
• lump — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
• hunk — a large piece or lump; chunk.
• strip — to cut, tear, or form into strips.
• piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
• crystal — A crystal is a small piece of a substance that has formed naturally into a regular symmetrical shape.
• grain — granularity
• rock — rock the boat, Informal. to disrupt the smooth functioning or routine of something: Don't rock the boat by demanding special treatment from management.
• gem — a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
• quarry — an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
• shelf — a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
• crust — The crust on a loaf of bread is the outside part.
• promontory — a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland.
• mass — the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.
• bedrock — The bedrock of something is the principles, ideas, or facts on which it is based.
• reef — a part of a sail that is rolled and tied down to reduce the area exposed to the wind.
• lodge — Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924.
• slag — British Slang. an abusive woman.
• ore — a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
• mineral — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
• cobblestone — Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets.
• crag — A crag is a steep rocky cliff or part of a mountain.
• pebble — a small, rounded stone, especially one worn smooth by the action of water.
• cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
• bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
• billet — If members of the armed forces are billeted in a particular place, that place is provided for them to stay in for a period of time.
• stave — one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
• muck — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
• portion — a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
• cutting — A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
• stick — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
• bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
• chip — Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
• board — A board is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose.
• jewel — a female given name.
• masonry — the craft or occupation of a mason.
• stonework — any construction, as walls or the like, of stone; stone masonry.
• monolith — an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone.
• cromlech — a circle of prehistoric standing stones