Definition of pebble Pebble
/pɛˈbʌl/ - [pebul] - peb•ble
We found 13 definitions of pebble from 6 different sources.
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- pebble (Noun)
A small stone. - pebble (Noun)
A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale . - pebble (Noun)
A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface. - pebble (Verb)
To pave with pebbles. - pebble (Verb)
To deposit water droplets on the ice. e. g. to pebble the ice between games.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pebble (n.)
A small roundish stone or bowlder; especially, a stone worn and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone. - pebble (n.)
Transparent and colorless rock crystal; as, Brazilian pebble; -- so called by opticians. - pebble (v. t.)
To grain (leather) so as to produce a surface covered with small rounded prominences.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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pebble
A small (and usually irregular) piece of mineral, approximately 20-200 mm in diameter. -
pebble
Small stone abraded by water.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pebble
peb′l, n. a small roundish ball or stone: transparent and colourless rock-crystal used for glass in spectacles, a fine kind of glass: a large size of gunpowder.—v.t. to give (to leather) a rough appearance with small rounded prominences.—adjs. Pebb′led, Pebb′ly, full of pebbles.—ns. Pebb′le-pow′der, gunpowder consisting of large cubical grains, and burning slowly—also Cube-powder and Prismatic-powder; Pebb′le-ware, a kind of fine pottery made of various coloured clays mixed together; Pebb′ling, a way of graining leather with a ribbed or roughened appearance. [A.S. papol-(-stán), a pebble(-stone); akin to L. papula, a pustule.]
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