pebble

peb·ble  (pbl)

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 papolstn, pebblestone).]

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pebbly adj.

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pebble [ˈpɛb^əl]

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. (Earth Sciences / 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. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / 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)

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to pave, cover, or pelt with pebbles

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) to impart a grainy surface to (leather)

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

pebbly  adj

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pebble  (pbl)

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.

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"

Translations

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 beach
pebble 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:

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

n pebble [ˈpebl]

a small, usually smooth stone small pebbles on the beach. klippie حَصاة، حَصى камъче oblázek rullesten der Kiesel βότσαλο guija, 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 kiezelsteen småstein kamyk seixo pie­tri­cică голыш, галька tľapka, ploský kameň prodnik šljunak småsten กรวด çakıl taşı 小鵝卵石 галька; голяк کنکري، سنگريزہ đá cuội/ sỏi 小鹅卵石

adj pebbly

klippieagtig كَثير الحَصى покрит с камъчета oblázkový stenet kieselig σκεπασμένος με βότσαλα pedregoso kruusane دارای ریگ فراوان someroinen 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{#169} fylt med småstein kamienisty 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 → حصاة oblázek lille sten Kieselstein βότσαλο guijarro pieni kivi galet oblutak ciottolo 小石 조약돌 kiezelsteen småstein otoczak calhau, pedregulho галька småsten กรวด çakıl taşı sỏi 小鹅卵石