BOULDERS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word boulders. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| blocks | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) • a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings • a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides • a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit • housing in a large building that is divided into separate units • (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted • an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension • a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope • a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine • an obstruction in a pipe or tube • a platform from which an auctioneer sells • the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements verb • render unsuitable for passage • hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of • stop from happening or developing • interfere with or prevent the reception of signals • run on a block system • interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia • shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight • stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block • obstruct • block passage through • support, secure, or raise with a block • impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) • be unable to remember • shape by using a block • shape into a block or blocks • prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | ||||||
| cliffs | nounn | |||||
noun • a steep high face of rock | ||||||
| crags | nounn | |||||
noun • a steep rugged rock or cliff | ||||||
| monoliths | nounn | |||||
noun • a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk) | ||||||
| outcrops | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land verb • appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground | ||||||
| pebbles | nounn | |||||
noun • a small smooth rounded rock | ||||||
| rocks | nounn | |||||
noun • a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter • United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984) • material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust • (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable • hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint) • a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western • pitching dangerously to one side verb • move back and forth or sideways • cause to move back and forth | ||||||
| slabs | nounn | |||||
noun • block consisting of a thick piece of something | ||||||
| stones | nounn | |||||
noun • a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter • United States architect (1902-1978) • building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose • United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946) • United States filmmaker (born in 1946) • material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust • United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893) • a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry • United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) • an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds • the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed • a lack of feeling or expression or movement adjective satellite • of any of various dull tannish or grey colors verb • kill by throwing stones at • remove the pits from | ||||||
| bowlder | verbv | |||||
noun • a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin | ||||||
Best Hypernyms For BOULDERS
Alternatives for BLOCKS
- bars
- confines
- stalls
- stops
- barricades
- checkmates
- constrains
- curbs
- deters
- halts
- hampers
- hinders
- impedes
- inhibits
- interdicts
- interrupts
- limits
- obstructs
- opposes
- prevents
- prohibits
- restrains
- restricts
- suppresses
- thwarts
- withstands
- blockage
- obstruct
- stop
- barrier
- blockade
- jam
- obstruction
- stuff
- bar
- barricade
- blocking
- closure
- cube
- deflect
- embarrass
- forget
- freeze
- halt
- hinder
- immobilise
- immobilize
- impede
- kibosh
- lug
- obturate
- occlude
- occlusion
- parry
- pulley
- pulley-block
- roof
- stoppage
- stymie
- stymy
- wall