pebble

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/ˈpɛb.əl/

noun 5verb 4

Collocations

ADJ.

bigger, black, larger, small, under

VERB + PEBBLE

found, got, jolted, pick, put, sow, threw

PEBBLE + NOUN

beach, beaches, bed, bedroom, ice, mary's, mountain, paper

PREP.

between, in, on, than, up

ADV.

only

Definitions

noun

A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.

Then let the pebbles on the hungry beach Fillip the stars;

And trifles for choice matters, worth a sponge; As children gathering pebbles on the shore.

A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.

Transparent and colourless rock crystal.

Brazilian pebble

A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.

verb

To pave with pebbles.

To deposit water droplets on the ice.

to pebble the ice between games

To give (leather) a rough appearance with small rounded prominences.

To place a pebble at (a vertex of a graph) according to certain rules, in a pebble game.

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Idioms & Phrases

snatch the pebble

To fully grasp the meaning of a concept or to develop a skill to a high degree of proficiency, often that rivals some specific expert.

pebble in one's shoe

A small and bothersome issue that may worsen over time.

Example Bank

Then let the pebbles on the hungry beach Fillip the stars;

Wiktionary

And trifles for choice matters, worth a sponge; As children gathering pebbles on the shore.

Wiktionary

Brazilian pebble

Wiktionary

to pebble the ice between games

Wiktionary

He is not the only pebble on the beach.

Tatoeba · #67989

The pebble I threw skipped along the surface of the water.

Tatoeba · #279679

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