noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
huge
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Where it was melting a huge pile of boulder clay was built up, as a terminal moraine.
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The best approach would now seem to be by a huge tidal boulder hop from Blackchurch, or by canoe.
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The huge boulders of the breakwater loomed ahead of him, the grey stone showing white in the moonlight.
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As the freighter slammed back down, the solid rock above began to loosen, huge boulders crashing into the decks.
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Even as she watched, the arm of one was released, propelling a huge boulder through the air with terrific force.
large
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Resting against the corner of the building was a large triangular boulder .
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They followed fresh tracks to a low point on the creek bank and crossed the creek on a series of large boulders .
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You will also need a strong crowbar to help you lift and overturn large boulders .
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They turn up regularly beneath large boulders on any stretch frequented by shore fishermen.
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From here the last leg is a simple but muscle-tearing walk up a large boulder field to the summit of Ben Nevis.
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It was a cavity made by the tumbling together of several large boulders , and roofed by the encroaching undergrowth.
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Crowds of ragged children swarmed over the large boulders that fringed the bay.
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We were at a little secluded cove, with large boulders strewn about, the debris of some long-past hillside.
■ NOUN
clay
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The calcareous clays, such as East Anglian boulder clay , are alkaline and therefore will not suit azaleas or rhododendrons.
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In the last one million years the ice sheets spread a layer of boulder clay across the lowlands.
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When the ice melted some shallow lakes remained where boulder clay blocked old river courses.
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Their floors are covered by sheets of boulder clay .
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Where it was melting a huge pile of boulder clay was built up, as a terminal moraine.
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As a result the solid rocks are covered by various mixtures of loose clays, sands and boulders - called boulder clay .
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But most of the surface is covered by a thin sheet of boulder clay .
granite
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Ahead, a low cairn of granite boulders rose clear of the moor.
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Acorn-grinding mortars can be found in granite boulders scattered throughout the camp.
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The centrepiece is a granite boulder from Solovki, a group of islands in the White Sea.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Two huge boulders had to be moved out of the way before the trucks could get through.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A dozen or so greenish boulders lurked with angular menace below.
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He sat down on a small boulder a few feet away, the rifles across his knees.
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In one of the passes they pulled off the paved highway and parked out of sight of it, among limestone boulders.
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My shin had struck a boulder on the river bottom during my spill.
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Pyrotechnics, a runaway boulder and a few animatronic Indys are along the way.
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Stephen went back across the river again, clambering over the boulders.
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What was I doing cavorting with boulders in the middle of nowhere?
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With nervous steps, I crossed from one slippery wet boulder to the next whilst the water swirled and gurgled beneath.