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pebble.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛbəl/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈpʰɛbəl] ~ [ˈpʰɛbl̩]Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈpebəl/Australia, New-Zealand[ˈpʰebəl] ~ [ˈpʰebl̩] ~ [ˈpʰe̞b-]Australia
  1. A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Transparent and colourless rock crystal.

    countable · uncountable
    Brazilian pebble
  5. A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A small piece of crack cocaine.

    countable · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English pibel (also in pibleston), from Old English papolstān (“pebble-stone”), from Old English *papol, *pyppel, *pæbbel of unknown origin + Old English stān. Compare Albanian popël.

verb/ˈpɛbəl/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈpʰɛbəl] ~ [ˈpʰɛbl̩]Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈpebəl/Australia, New-Zealand[ˈpʰebəl] ~ [ˈpʰebl̩] ~ [ˈpʰe̞b-]Australia
  1. To pave with pebbles.

    transitive
  2. To deposit water droplets on the ice.

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

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

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English pibel (also in pibleston), from Old English papolstān (“pebble-stone”), from Old English *papol, *pyppel, *pæbbel of unknown origin + Old English stān. Compare Albanian popël.

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