- bowlder
- variant of boulder
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bowlder
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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 — may refer to:* Boulder (disambiguation) * Thomas Bowdler (1754 1825), British editor See also: * Bowdler (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
bowlder — [bōl′der] n. alt. sp. of BOULDER … English World dictionary
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
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 clay — Clay Clay (kl[=a]), n. [AS. cl[=ae]g; akin to LG. klei, D. klei, and perh. to AS. cl[=a]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue, Gr. gloio s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. {Clog}.] 1. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bowlder — /bohl deuhr/, n. boulder. * * * … Universalium
bowlder — n. large rounded rock … English contemporary dictionary
bowlder — bowl•der [[t]ˈboʊl dər[/t]] n. gel sc boulder … From formal English to slang
