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boulder¹
- /ˈbəʊl.də(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈboʊl.dɚ/ US
Sounds like bolder · Rhymes with -əʊldə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From late Middle English bulder, short for Middle English bulder ston (“a stone that's been worn into a round shape, boulder, cobblestone”), possibly from Old Swedish *buldersten, itself possibly from Old Swedish bulder (“rumble, noise”) + sten (“stone”); whence dialectal Swedish bullersten (“large stone in a stream, causing water to roar around it”). The first element may alternatively be allied to Old Swedish bulle, bolle (“round drinking vessel, tumbler”), from Old Norse bolli, related to Old English bolla (“round object, bowl”), see English bowl.
noun boulders · bowlder · bulder
- A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.
- A particle greater than 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
- A large marble, in children's games. There were four sizes of marbles and we called them boulders, biggies, regulars, and teenies.
- A session of bouldering; involvement in bouldering.
verb boulders · bouldering · bouldered · bowlder · bulder
- To engage in bouldering. He bouldered a route in the same area with ease. Mitchell, 11, was hanging with the older kids in an area where bouldering nearly upside down seemed to be....
Boulder²
proper noun
- A town in Western Australia, merged with Kalgoorlie in 1989 as the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
- A home rule municipality, the county seat of Boulder County, Colorado, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Clinton County, Illinois, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Jefferson County, Montana, United States.
- A small town in Garfield County, Utah, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.
- A census-designated place in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bowlder, stone, rock, cave, cliff, block, rocher, climber, kaya, roc, bloc, shek, crag, monolith, chunk, clast
Translations
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noun large mass of stone
| Español | peña, peñasco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바위 bawi |
| 日本語 | 玉石 tamaishi, 大石 ōishi, 丸石 maruishi |
| 中文 | 漂礫 /漂砾 piāolì, 磐石 pánshí, 頑石 /顽石 wánshí, 圓石頭 /圆石头 yuánshítou |
| हिन्दी | पत्थर patthar |
| Português | pedregulho, rocha |
| Français | rocher, boulder |
| Deutsch | Felsbrocken, Felsblock, Fels |
| Italiano | macigno, masso |
| Ελληνικά | ογκόλιθος ogkólithos |
| Română | bolovan |
| Русский | валу́н valún |
| עברית | גּוֹלָל golál |
Talk about this word "boulder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boulder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. boulder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boulder "boulder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boulder.Cite this
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title = {boulder},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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