pebble

CEFRB2

/ˈpɛb.əl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small smooth stone, especially one found near water.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

Examples

  • He is not the only pebble on the beach.

  • The pebble I threw skipped along the surface of the water.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.

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

  3. Transparent and colourless rock crystal.

More examples

In context

  • to pebble the ice between games

  • Brazilian pebble

  • And trifles for choice matters, worth a sponge; As children gathering pebbles on the shore.

Synonyms

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He picked up a smooth round blank from the beach and threw it into the sea.

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Origin

noun

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.