boulder1
/ˈbəʊldə
/noun
A large rock, typically one that has been worn smooth by erosion.The organisation said the most numerous relics were rock carvings found on boulders and outcrops....
- The trail narrowed, weaving round giant boulders and overhangs of smooth rock.
- The reverie was broken as if someone hurled a boulder into a smooth flowing stream.
Synonyms
rock, stone, boulderstone;
Australian/New Zealand gibber, gibber stone
Derivatives
bouldery
- A bouldery summit with a large cairn looms large, fooling many into believing this is the summit.
- The Spey snakes between rolling hills, with stretches of bouldery rapids and limpid pools where salmon leap and plop.
- Flanagan lowered his close-shaved, bouldery head, studied me with unwavering eyes, then took a swallow from his pint.
Origin
Late Middle English: shortened from earlier boulderstone.
Rhymes
Boulder2
/ˈbōldər
/A city in north central Colorado, northwest of Denver, home to the University of Colorado; population 94,171 (est. 2008).
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