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pebbly

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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.
[Middle English pobble, pibel, pebul, from Old English papol- (as in papolstn, pebblestone).]
pebbly adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.pebbly - abounding in small stones; "landed at a shingly little beach"
gravelly, shingly
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
Translations
pebbly [ˈpeblɪ] ADJ → guijarroso
pebbly
adj → steinig
pebbly [ˈpɛblɪ] adj (beach) → di ciottoli
pebbly [ˈpɛblɪ] adj (beach) → di ciottoli


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