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boulder

/ˈboʊl.dɚ/noun2 syllables

Boulder means: a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin.

Synonyms for boulder1

noun, as in a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

bowlder

What does boulder mean?2

noun

1

a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

2

a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with boulder?5

two syllables

oldershoulderholderfoldercolder
Show 40 near rhymes
overloweroctoberownerclosersoldiersownersmotorsolarsoldiervotersexposurepostershouldersmoreovercontrollerhomeworkclosurevotermotorsholdersdisclosurepostersrollerslowerpokerpolarsoberdonorbrokerhomerloweredcomposerdonorsroverjokercoastercontrollersbrokersyogurt

Boulder in a sentence

  • Uranus has eleven known rings, which contain dark, boulder-sized particles.Hybrid
  • The road led them through a desert field, where there were many boulders.carlosalberto
  • The boulders had fallen onto the road in the night, blocking the way.Missy_Hissy
  • The grounds feature pine trees, bamboo groves, waterfalls and large granite boulders.CM
  • The catapult hurled the boulder over the castle walls.darinmex
  • Moving a huge boulder is going to be very hard.Source_VOA
  • It's smaller than a boulder and larger than a pebble.moman
  • There was a large boulder blocking the road.CK

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Forms of boulder

as a noun

plural
boulders