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pebble
[ peb-uhl ]
noun
- a small, rounded stone, especially one worn smooth by the action of water.
- Also called pebble leather. leather that has been given a granulated surface.
- any granulated or crinkled surface, especially of a textile.
- a transparent colorless rock crystal used for the lenses of eyeglasses.
- a lens made from this crystal.
verb (used with object)
- to prepare (leather) so as to have a granulated surface.
- to pelt with or as with pebbles.
pebble
/ ˈ±èÉ›²úÉ™±ô /
noun
- a small smooth rounded stone, esp one worn by the action of water
- geology a rock fragment, often rounded, with a diameter of 4–64 mm and thus smaller than a cobble but larger than a granule
- a transparent colourless variety of rock crystal, used for making certain lenses
- such a lens
- informal.modifier (of a lens or of spectacles) thick, with a high degree of magnification or distortion
- a grainy irregular surface, esp on leather
- leather having such a surface
- informal.a troublesome or obstinate person or animal
verb
- to pave, cover, or pelt with pebbles
- to impart a grainy surface to (leather)
pebble
/ ±èÄ•²ú′ə±ô /
- A rock fragment larger than a granule and smaller than a cobble. Pebbles have a diameter between 4 and 64 mm (0.16 and 2.56 inches) and are often rounded.
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è±ð²ú²ú±ô²â, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·±è±ð²úb±ô±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pebble1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pebble1
Idioms and Phrases
see not the only fish in the sea (pebble on the beach) .Example Sentences
I played in the parks, which were often hard red clay with loose pebbles and stones, with two square goalposts fashioned out of wood and string.
Sybille Raphael, legal director of Protect, said NHS staff felt raising concerns was "like throwing a pebble in a dark hole", adding: "It's completely pointless."
He adds, however, that claims of selective prosecution amount to a “pebble thrown in a very large lakeâ€, compared to the broader issues at play.
Keep your matches handy and organized with this multi-purpose pebble match strike that looks like two stones stacked on top of each other.
With coastal erosion and the warming climate, he said the beach and nearby properties were at risk without the protective pebbles in place.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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