pebble

peb·ble

 (pĕb′əl)

n.

1. A small stone, especially one worn smooth by erosion.

2.

a. Clear colorless quartz; rock crystal.

b. A lens made of such quartz.

3. Geology A rock fragment between 4 and 64 millimeters (0.16 and 2.51 inches) in diameter, especially one that has been naturally rounded.

4. An irregularly rough, grainy surface, as on leather or paper.

tr.v. peb·bled, peb·bling, peb·bles

1. To pave with pebbles.

2. To impart an irregularly rough, grainy surface to (leather or paper).

3. To pelt with pebbles.

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[Middle English pobble, pibel, pebul, from Old English papol- (as in papolstān, pebblestone).]

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peb′bly adj.

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pebble

(ˈpɛbəl)

n

1.

a. a small smooth rounded stone, esp one worn by the action of water

b. geology a rock fragment, often rounded, with a diameter of 4–64 mm and thus smaller than a cobble but larger than a granule

2. (Minerals)

a. a transparent colourless variety of rock crystal, used for making certain lenses

b. such a lens

3. (modifier) informal (of a lens or of spectacles) thick, with a high degree of magnification or distortion

4. (Tanning)

a. a grainy irregular surface, esp on leather

b. leather having such a surface

5. informal chiefly Austral a troublesome or obstinate person or animal

vb (tr)

6. (Building) to pave, cover, or pelt with pebbles

7. (Tanning) to impart a grainy surface to (leather)

[Old English papolstān, from papol- (perhaps of imitative origin) + stān stone]

ˈpebbly adj

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peb•ble

(ˈpɛb əl)

n., v. -bled, -bling. n.

1. a small, rounded stone, esp. one worn by the action of water.

2. Also called peb′ble leath`er. leather that has been given a granulated surface.

3. any granulated or crinkled surface, as of a textile.

4. a transparent colorless rock crystal used for the lenses of eyeglasses.

5. a lens made from this.

v.t.

6. to prepare (leather) so as to have a granulated surface.

[1250–1300; Middle English pibbil, puble, pobble; compare Old English pæbbel (in place names), papel-, popel- (in compounds)]

peb′bly, adj.

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pebble

Past participle: pebbled
Gerund: pebbling

Imperative

pebble

pebble

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pebble - a small smooth rounded rock     rock, stone - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"

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Translations

حَصَاةٌحَصاة، حَصى

oblázek

lille stenralrullesten

KieselsteinKiesel

βότσαλο

ŝtoneto

guijarropiedrecitacanto rodado

veeris

pieni kivipikkukivi

cailloucaillou / galetgalet

oblutak

steinvala, smásteinn

ciottolosassolino

小石

조약돌

calculus

akmenėliais nubarstytas

olis

kiezelkiezelsteen

småstein

otoczak

seixocalhaupedregulho

галька

tľapka

prodnik

småsten

กรวด

çakıl taşı

sỏi

小鹅卵石

pebble

[ˈpebl] N → guijarro m
you're not the only pebble on the beach → no eres el único

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pebble

[ˈpɛb^əl] n → galet m, caillou m pebble beachpebble beach n → plage f de galets

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pebble

n → Kiesel m, → Kieselstein m; (= rock crystal) → Bergkristall m; (after polishing) → Kieselglas nt; he/she is not the only pebble on the beach (inf) → es gibt noch andere

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pebble

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pebble dash

n (Brit) → (Kiesel)rauputz m

pebble glasses

pl → Brille f → mit sehr dicken Gläsern

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pebble

[ˈpɛbl] n → ciottolo
you're not the only pebble on the beach (fam) → non ci sei mica solo tu

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pebble

(ˈpebl) noun

a small, usually smooth stone. small pebbles on the beach. klippie حَصاة، حَصى камъче seixo oblázek der Kiesel rullesten βότσαλοguija, guijarro, china kruusakivi سنگ ریزه kivi caillou, galet חַלוּק אֶבֶן कंकड़, बटिया obao šljunak, oblutak kavics batu kecil steinvala, smásteinn ciottolo, sassolino 小石 조약돌 akmenėlis, žvirgždas olis batu kerakal kiezelsteensmåsteinkamyk شګه، ښكى، كوچنى ګردۍ ډبرې، ګټكى seixo pie­tri­cică голыш, галька tľapka, ploský kameň prodnik šljunak småsten กรวด çakıl taşı 小圓石 галька; голяк کنکري، سنگريزہ đá cuội/ sỏi 小鹅卵石

ˈpebbly adjective

klippieagtig كَثير الحَصى покрит с камъчета pedregoso oblázkový kieselig stenet σκεπασμένος με βότσαλα pedregoso kruusane دارای ریگ فراوان kivinen caillouteux מְכוּסֶה חָצָץ गिटृटीदार, कंकड़ीला, दानेदार pun šljunka, šljunčan kavicsos berbatu-batu steinóttur sassoso, ciottoloso 小石だらけの 자갈이 많은 akmenėliais nubarstytas oļains berkerakal kiezel- fylt med småstein kamienisty شګلن pedregoso acoperit cu pietriş покрытый галькой ploský prodast šljunkovit full (täckt) av småsten, stenig ที่เหมือนกรวด çakıllı 卵石似的，多卵石的 вкритий галькою سنگريزہ کا có đá cuội 卵石似的，多卵石的

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pebble

→ حَصَاةٌ oblázek lille sten Kieselstein βότσαλο guijarro, piedrecita pieni kivi galet oblutak ciottolo 小石 조약돌 kiezelsteen småstein otoczak calhau, pedregulho галька småsten กรวด çakıl taşı sỏi 小鹅卵石

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