Boulder
noun
A large piece of rock that has broken off a larger rock or mountain.
The path was blocked by a large boulder.
Often appears as...
- large boulder
- rolling boulder
noun
A large piece of rock that has broken off a larger rock or mountain.
The path was blocked by a large boulder.
Often appears as...
- large boulder
- rolling boulder
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Pro Tip 1/3Size Matters
A boulder is specifically a large rock, distinguishable from smaller rocks or pebbles.
They sat on a boulder overlooking the valley.
Pro Tip 2/3Naturally Formed
Boulders are created naturally; they aren't shaped or placed by humans.
Boulders lined the natural boundary of the field.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Context
Boulders are found outdoors, often in mountainous or rural areas, not urban environments.
The campsite was nestled among several mossy boulders.
Pro Tip 1/3Size Matters
A boulder is specifically a large rock, distinguishable from smaller rocks or pebbles.
They sat on a boulder overlooking the valley.
Pro Tip 2/3Naturally Formed
Boulders are created naturally; they aren't shaped or placed by humans.
Boulders lined the natural boundary of the field.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Context
Boulders are found outdoors, often in mountainous or rural areas, not urban environments.
The campsite was nestled among several mossy boulders.
Pro Tip 1/3Size Matters
A boulder is specifically a large rock, distinguishable from smaller rocks or pebbles.
They sat on a boulder overlooking the valley.
Pro Tip 2/3Naturally Formed
Boulders are created naturally; they aren't shaped or placed by humans.
Boulders lined the natural boundary of the field.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Context
Boulders are found outdoors, often in mountainous or rural areas, not urban environments.
The campsite was nestled among several mossy boulders.
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Fred Jansen: How to land...
normally done with spacecraft. Normally, you look at the sky and you know where you point and where you are. In this case, that's not enough. We navigated by looking at landmarks on the comet. We recognized features -- boulders, craters -- and that's how we know where we are respective to the comet.
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Amanda Gorman: Using...
to roll over boulder so i might have a mountain of hope on which to stand so that i might understand the power of telling stories that matter no matter what so that i might realize that if i choose not out of fear but out of courage to speak then there's something unique that my words can
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Peter Singer: The why...
Just as he gets there, the effort becomes too much, the boulder escapes, rolls all the way down the hill, he has to trudge back down to push it up again, and the same thing happens again and again for all eternity. Does that remind you of a consumer lifestyle,
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Why should you read...
Take, for instance, "The figure seated on a large boulder at the foot of a round tower was that of a broadshouldered deepchested stronglimbed frankeyed redhaired freelyfreckled shaggybearded widemouthed largenosed longheaded deepvoiced
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Is life meaningless? And...
and was condemned to endlessly roll a boulder up a hill. The cruelty of his punishment lies in its singular futility, but Camus argues all of humanity is in the same position. And only when we accept the meaninglessness of our lives
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Connecting all the dots...
and then in seven weeks my rock disappeared I got very upset and I scorned the beach everywhere looking for my rock so now I decided I'd get a boulder so we'd sit on the boulder and talk to my mother my father had died and I must
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Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
or scientists that want to collect it and that's exactly what he did rather than jump back he went straight over to boulder hammerhead flatworm with time running out gordon is using technology to help the search for species
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
these birds mate for life and the male reaffirms the bond by displaying to the female they're building a mud nest on the underside of the boulders overhang where it'll be protected from the rain
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80-Ton Rock Drop PIPE Rock...
move quickly if they want a control drop uncontrolled the boulder could become a torpedo of destruction okay everybody take a deep breath whoosah okay there's no going back now
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East vs west -- the...
who rolls a rock up a mountain all day only to find the boulder rolled down at night. Don't live a life which is monotonous, mediocre, meaningless. Be spectacular! --
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Fred Jansen: How to land...
normally done with spacecraft. Normally, you look at the sky and you know where you point and where you are. In this case, that's not enough. We navigated by looking at landmarks on the comet. We recognized features -- boulders, craters -- and that's how we know where we are respective to the comet.
Video examples
Amanda Gorman: Using...
to roll over boulder so i might have a mountain of hope on which to stand so that i might understand the power of telling stories that matter no matter what so that i might realize that if i choose not out of fear but out of courage to speak then there's something unique that my words can
Video examples
Peter Singer: The why...
Just as he gets there, the effort becomes too much, the boulder escapes, rolls all the way down the hill, he has to trudge back down to push it up again, and the same thing happens again and again for all eternity. Does that remind you of a consumer lifestyle,
Video examples
Why should you read...
Take, for instance, "The figure seated on a large boulder at the foot of a round tower was that of a broadshouldered deepchested stronglimbed frankeyed redhaired freelyfreckled shaggybearded widemouthed largenosed longheaded deepvoiced
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Is life meaningless? And...
and was condemned to endlessly roll a boulder up a hill. The cruelty of his punishment lies in its singular futility, but Camus argues all of humanity is in the same position. And only when we accept the meaninglessness of our lives
Video examples
Connecting all the dots...
and then in seven weeks my rock disappeared I got very upset and I scorned the beach everywhere looking for my rock so now I decided I'd get a boulder so we'd sit on the boulder and talk to my mother my father had died and I must
Video examples
Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
or scientists that want to collect it and that's exactly what he did rather than jump back he went straight over to boulder hammerhead flatworm with time running out gordon is using technology to help the search for species
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
these birds mate for life and the male reaffirms the bond by displaying to the female they're building a mud nest on the underside of the boulders overhang where it'll be protected from the rain
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80-Ton Rock Drop PIPE Rock...
move quickly if they want a control drop uncontrolled the boulder could become a torpedo of destruction okay everybody take a deep breath whoosah okay there's no going back now
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East vs west -- the...
who rolls a rock up a mountain all day only to find the boulder rolled down at night. Don't live a life which is monotonous, mediocre, meaningless. Be spectacular! --
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Wole Soyinka
Nigerian Dramatist
There is only one home to the life of a river-mussel; there is only one home to the life of a tortoise; there is only one shell to the soul of man: there is only one world to the spirit of our race. If that world leaves its course and smashes on boulders of the great void, whose world will give us shelter?
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Rob Lowe
American Actor
I had had some successes in the '90s, always made money, but the truth was I was like a man pushing a boulder up a hill. A huge, heavy, difficult boulder made up of some career mistakes, projects that didn't meet expectations, and twenty years of being a known quantity.
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John Schneider
American Actor
Passion is different than desire. People that are successful recognize passion. You have to be willing to work at it. I love the image of pushing a boulder uphill - it will flourish you.
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Vint Cerf
American Scientist
At some point, you can't lift this boulder with just your own strength. And if you find that you need to move bigger and bigger boulders up hills, you will need more and more help.
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Jen Sincero
American Author
Yes, there will be challenges, and things will blow up in your face, but learning experiences are different from wasting your life pushing a boulder up a hill.
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Lizzie Velasquez
American Activist
Everyone knows life throws you curve balls, in my case it's like life throws me giant boulders.
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Carl Sandburg
American Poet
Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split one boulder.
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Doug Baldwin
American Athlete
I don't have a chip on my shoulder. I have a boulder on my shoulder.
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Kimbal Musk
South African Businessman
Boulder should be next to the word 'community' in the dictionary.
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Brad Feld
American Businessman
Boulder is a very smart community.
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Wole Soyinka
Nigerian Dramatist
There is only one home to the life of a river-mussel; there is only one home to the life of a tortoise; there is only one shell to the soul of man: there is only one world to the spirit of our race. If that world leaves its course and smashes on boulders of the great void, whose world will give us shelter?
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Rob Lowe
American Actor
I had had some successes in the '90s, always made money, but the truth was I was like a man pushing a boulder up a hill. A huge, heavy, difficult boulder made up of some career mistakes, projects that didn't meet expectations, and twenty years of being a known quantity.
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John Schneider
American Actor
Passion is different than desire. People that are successful recognize passion. You have to be willing to work at it. I love the image of pushing a boulder uphill - it will flourish you.
Quote examples
Vint Cerf
American Scientist
At some point, you can't lift this boulder with just your own strength. And if you find that you need to move bigger and bigger boulders up hills, you will need more and more help.
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Jen Sincero
American Author
Yes, there will be challenges, and things will blow up in your face, but learning experiences are different from wasting your life pushing a boulder up a hill.
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Lizzie Velasquez
American Activist
Everyone knows life throws you curve balls, in my case it's like life throws me giant boulders.
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Carl Sandburg
American Poet
Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split one boulder.
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Doug Baldwin
American Athlete
I don't have a chip on my shoulder. I have a boulder on my shoulder.
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Kimbal Musk
South African Businessman
Boulder should be next to the word 'community' in the dictionary.
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Brad Feld
American Businessman
Boulder is a very smart community.
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