NOUN | object | boulder, bowlder | a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin |
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location | Boulder | a town in north central Colorado |
Sounds | bow'lder | |
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Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... |
Meaning | A large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin. | |
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Synonym | bowlder | |
Instances | Plymouth Rock | A boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower |
Narrower | glacial boulder | A boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of origin |
river boulder | A boulder that has been carried by a river to a place remote from its place of origin | |
shore boulder | A boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin | |
Broader | rock, stone | A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter |
Spanish | bloque, pedrejón, peña, peñasco | |
Catalan | bloc, penyal, roca | |
Adjectives | bouldery | abounding in rocks or stones / stones |
Meaning | A town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town. | |
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Instance of | town | An urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city |
Part of | Colorado, Centennial State, CO, Colo. | A state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains |
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