Associations to the word «Boulder»

Wiktionary

BOULDER, noun. A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.
BOULDER, noun. (geology) A particle greater than 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
BOULDER, verb. To engage in bouldering
BOULDER OPAL, noun. An opal consisting of concretions and fracture fillings in a dark siliceous ironstone matrix.
BOULDER OPALS, noun. Plural of boulder opal

Dictionary definition

BOULDER, noun. A large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin.
BOULDER, noun. A town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats