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BOLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa

Synonyms:

Bolanci; Bole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Bole" is a kind of...):

West Chadic (a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

Synonyms:

bole; tree trunk; trunk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bole" is a kind of...):

stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)

Meronyms (parts of "bole"):

bark (tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants)

Holonyms ("bole" is a part of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("bole" is a kind of...):

dirt; soil (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)

pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))

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