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A large chunk of rock, often round.

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Usage examples (27)
  • A boulder rolled down the mountain.
  • After the boulder is a immediate hard right switchback.
  • And roll over me a red boulder from the ruins of Wolf House.
  • And roll over me a red boulder from the ruins of the Big House.
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  • The "bolder" (braver) child climbed to the top of the "boulder" (big rock, also spelled "bowlder") first.
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