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Bowlder — Bowl der, Boulder Boul der, n. [Cf. Sw. bullra to roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial. Sw. bullersteen larger kind of pebbles; perh. akin to E. bellow.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large pebble.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bowlder clay — Bowlder Bowl der, Boulder Boul der, n. [Cf. Sw. bullra to roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial. Sw. bullersteen larger kind of pebbles; perh. akin to E. bellow.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bowlder wall — Bowlder Bowl der, Boulder Boul der, n. [Cf. Sw. bullra to roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial. Sw. bullersteen larger kind of pebbles; perh. akin to E. bellow.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bowlder — noun a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑boulder • Derivationally related forms: ↑bouldery (for: ↑boulder) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stone — I. n. 1. Rock, pebble, bowlder. 2. Gem, jewel, precious stone. 3. Gravestone, tombstone, monument, cenotaph, monumental tablet. 4. Nut (of a drupe). 5. Vesical calculus. 6. Testicle. 7. A … New dictionary of synonyms
Boulder — Bowlder Bowl der, Boulder Boul der, n. [Cf. Sw. bullra to roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial. Sw. bullersteen larger kind of pebbles; perh. akin to E. bellow.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pebble — Peb ble, n. [AS. papolst[=a]n; cf. L. papula pimple, mote. See {Stone}.] 1. A small roundish stone or bowlder; especially, a stone worn and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone. The pebbles on the hungry beach. Shak. [1913 Webster] As… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pebble powder — Pebble Peb ble, n. [AS. papolst[=a]n; cf. L. papula pimple, mote. See {Stone}.] 1. A small roundish stone or bowlder; especially, a stone worn and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone. The pebbles on the hungry beach. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scotch pebble — Pebble Peb ble, n. [AS. papolst[=a]n; cf. L. papula pimple, mote. See {Stone}.] 1. A small roundish stone or bowlder; especially, a stone worn and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone. The pebbles on the hungry beach. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boulder — also bowlder noun Etymology: short for boulder stone, from Middle English bulder ston, part translation of a word of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect bullersten large stone in a stream, from buller noise + sten stone Date: 1617 a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
boulder — bouldered, adj. bouldery, adj. /bohl deuhr/, n. a detached and rounded or worn rock, esp. a large one. Also, bowlder. [1610 20; short for boulder stone; ME bulderston < Scand; cf. dial. Sw bullersten big stone (in a stream), equiv. to buller… … Universalium
