boulder

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.
2. A particle greater than 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
3. A large marble, in children's games.
4. A session of bouldering; involvement in bouldering.

Verb

To engage in bouldering.

Concepten

boulder

rock

stone

pebble

cobble

bowlder

block

chunk

lump

crag

large rock

mass

unit

round stone

clay

ore

fieldstone

shingle

rubble

ledge

accomplice

buddy

comrade

friend

large stone

erratic

erratic block

erratic boulder

cyclopean

cyclopian

plum

plum stone

pudding stone

large boulder

stone block

stone slab

hunk

detritus

scree

lump of rock

river boulder

shore boulder

gem

gibber

nugget

wacke

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbəʊl.də(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.