Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bole
3 senses of bole
Sense 1
bole -- (a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment))
=> pigment -- (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))
=> soil, dirt -- (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)
Sense 2
trunk, tree trunk, bole -- (the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber)
=> stalk, stem -- (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
Sense 3
Bole, Bolanci -- (a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa)
=> West Chadic -- (a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member)