BOULDER CLAY Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase boulder clay. (close relations)
Definition of BOULDER CLAY
boulders
Best Alternative Words for BOULDER CLAY
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till | verbv | |||||||
noun • unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together • a treasury for government funds • a strongbox for holding cash verb • work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation | ||||||||
clay | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1898-1978) • a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired • United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) • water soaked soil; soft wet earth • the dead body of a human being | ||||||||
dirt | nounn | |||||||
noun • the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock • anything regarded as making something unclean • obscene terms for feces • disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people adjective satellite • (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel | ||||||||
tillage | nounn | |||||||
noun • arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops • the cultivation of soil for raising crops |